GEOMETRICAL AND GRAPHICS TRAINING IN COMPETENCE-BASED MODEL OF ENGINEERING HIGHER EDUCATION
The issues associated with the geometrical and graphics training contents for the competence-based model of engineering higher education are discusses. Inconsistencies in the process of curricula projecting arising as a result of transfer from the traditional discipline-based to the innovative competence-based education model are analyzed. It is concluded that the old education model does not fit with the new educational goals to bring up students with a set of needed competences. Principles and rules for designing the educational content structure suitable for a competencebased model are outlined. It is proposed to develop the design and engineering competences based on geometrical modeling on the basis of sequential-staged structure. That methodology should be preferred, instructs the author, which allows to lift the building-of-projecting-competences activities at the over-disciplinary and highly integrative level.