eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2015-04-28 12 1 311 319 5633 article Gaini Dlimbetova 1 Aiman Aliyeva 1 Assemgul Ayazbayeva 2 Eurasia National University Named after Gumilev L.N., Astana, St.Mirzoyan2, Republic of Kazakhstan - 010000. Kazakh Humanities and Law University, Korgalzhin, 8, Astana, Republic of Kazakhstan - 010000. The purpose of this work is to study the problems of ecological education under the conditions of the transition to a green economy. The new economic reform changesthe labor market. There is a huge gap between the demand of the labor market and the higher education system. The transition to a green economy requires new work places, new professions, new competencies and green skills. In Kazakhstan there are a number of problems for the transition to a green economy, conditioned by a deficit of competence, skills and specialists. The education system is actively developing ecological competence of future specialists. The need for a professional individuality of the future specialists with high ecological competence, professional competence, able to solve ecological problems independentlyexpresses the actuality of the problem of finding a solution. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol12no1/development-of-ecological-competence-for-future-professions/ Green economy; Green Skills; Ecological competence