The purpose of this study is to establish a pattern for promoting the implementation of professional training of professionals in acting based on the competency approach, to establish the benefits of using the competency approach in educational institutions and identify acquired skills as a result training of specialists in acting based on the competence approach. Research methods based comparative analysis; systematization; generalization. It is established that the TOP-20 educational institutions that provide training for professionals in acting are mainly located in countries such as the United States, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Australia and France. It is determined that the educational process at Stanford University is focused on a theoretical course, and at the Kyiv National University of the Theater, Film and Television named after Ivan Karpenko-Kary there is a voluminous practical course, compared to Stanford University. As a result of the study it was found that the implementation of the competency approach is a complex process due to the large number of variables that should be taken into account both at the training course and at the individual level.