The transition of Ukrainian higher education to the European model has caused the need to change the various aspects of the educational process. One of the main contradictions was the non-compliance with the requirements of the modern market system and the results of the professional training of graduates of higher educational institutions.Modern society considers a specialist not only as a person who possesses knowledge, skills and skills of the professional sphere, but also is capable to effectively operate in the complex, sometimes non-standard situations, that is, competent. In these conditions, a growing competence becomes more and more competent, in particular, its implementation into the training of future border guards officers.The article is devoted to the problem of the design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards. The content of the concepts “design and analytical competence” is determined. The structure of “design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards” is revealed.On the basis of analysis of the structure of the design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards, the author determined the method of its formation, which is a phased process. The content of each stage is discussed in relation to the design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards.Consequently, a thorough analysis of scientific literature made it possible to reveal the contents of the PAC of the ILO, and, on the basis of it, to formulate methodological recommendations for its formation.Thus, the set of analyzed theoretical and methodological approaches will allow to comprehensively explore the methodology of forming the design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards.In the context of solving the problem of forming the design and analytical competence of future officers-border guards, the issues of introducing the technology of formation of the indicated competence into the educational process of higher military educational institutions are relevant.