Abstract
<jats:p>The relevance of the declared problem is due to the attention of modern Ukrainian pedagogy to the problem of developing a conscious and self-sufficient personality who is able to communicate and interact with other people, and is responsible for the processes taking place in society. The essence of the concepts of «civic competence» and «social competence» is clarified, a number of differences between them are identified, and the meaning of civic and social competences is analyzed. A number of studies by Polish authors devoted to the problem of forming civic and social competencies in students are annotated and analyzed. These works express the idea that a person’s social and civic competencies determine how they perceive the world, are they ready to actively change it, are these competencies important at every stage of a person’s life, as they allow them to function among and with people, that the formation of civic stance and the promotion of socially desirable behavior among students are fundamental tasks assigned to the school, that in order to develop relevant competencies in students, it is necessary to create projects and learning platforms that go beyond the formal school space and allow students to acquire practical skills.</jats:p>