Abstract
The article reveals questions about the content, assessment of the state and the main directions of formation of soft skills ("soft skills"), which are interpreted as a general cultural competence. In order for children to become good professionals in the future, an important feature of soft skills is adaptability or flexibility, manifested in the fact that it can work equally well in different situations, as well as move from one situation to another without stopping to successfully perform their tasks. And it draws attention to the fact that soft skills are a set of non-specialized, non-professional skills that are responsible for successful participation in the workflow, high productivity and are not associated with a specific subject area. The growing importance of soft skills is associated with trends such as globalization and rapid progress, especially - the emergence of new technologies and artificial intelligence. They set new requirements for labor resources: "in order to be competitive, employees will have to be able to grow constantly. Skills that can be used throughout life, developing new skills that require flexibility, positivity, show the child in a new light and increase interest". Especially these skills should be developed by a child from an early age. The fact is that the brain of a child in infancy is more
receptive and quickly absorbed into his consciousness. Therefore, according to research by scientists, primary school students are offered to develop these skills in large numbers. Unfortunatly in the current field of education, more and more attention is paid to academic education. If a step is not taken towards the formation of soft skills in a targeted manner, then in the future there will be difficulties in the socialization of a person in society, adaptation in a new environment, building relationships with people. The increase in the importance of these studies from the point of view of society does not eliminate the relevance of the development of social skills in children - at any time, since interaction, whether in professional activities or in personal development, does not eliminate its importance.