On June 15, 2018 Independent agency for accreditation and rating took part in the workshop "Practice-oriented approach as a condition for the formation of professional competence of future specialists" hosted by "North Kazakhstan Vocational and Pedagogical College". During the workshop, issues of practice-oriented learning were discussed; Kazakhstan and foreign experience on preparation of qualified specialists on the basis of modern educational technologies is summarized; developing professional competences and increasing efficiency of activity of engineering and pedagogical workers were considered. On the section "On the preparation of competitive specialists in the organizations of TVE with regard to updating the content of training", topical issues of improving the quality and competitiveness of colleges were considered and discussed, as well as their preparation for the passage of the international accreditation procedure, at which the expert of the IAAR R.Gasimov made a presentation.