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Abstract: The article contains the scientific concepts of the modern technology of predicting the future (forecasting, planning, futurology, foresight), as well as their features in relation to the professional future of a person. Forecasting is an activity to identify the future prospects of a particular system on the basis of a careful study of the peculiarities of its functioning and dynamics from past to present. Planning is a form of activity to determine the future state of the system and adoption of decisions aimed at successful achievement. Futurology is a form of intuitive activities of individuals, aimed at the prediction of the future of the society. Foresight is a form of intuitive collective activities of people, aimed at determining the prospects and conditions for realization of scientific-technical and socio-economic development of a particular system and society as a whole. While choosing the technology of foresight, one should take into account the temporal boundaries (horizon) of the predictions. Despite the scientific validity of forecasting and planning, futurology and foresight become increasingly popular in the society in the recent decades. This happens because these technologies stimulate the launch of innovations, create a model of the future, increase innovative susceptibility of economy, society gets the direction of development, on the basis of which the long-term forecasts are formulated and specific plans are developed. Physiological, psychological, sociological and pragmatic technologies can be treated as particular technologies or methods of forecasting the professional future of a person. The presented conceptual framework can serve as a basis for the development of prognostic competence of people, especially the young ones about their professional future.