The paper presents one way of presenting to the teacher rational forms and means of assimilation and preservation of information in professional activity, generalized own and collective experience, improvement of methods of research and experimental activity. The opportunities and tasks of the Teacher of the Year’ Professional Skills Competition to ensure the growth of teachers' professional competence, the formation of a subjective position on their own activities, and the promotion of the professional mobility of participants are highlighted. The necessity of increasing the teacher's skill in the general secondary education institution is being characterized, which is today gaining new importance in terms of implementation of the requirements of the Law of Ukraine « On Education » , the order of the Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine « On approval of the professional standard » Elementary school teacher of the general secondary education institution » . According to the survey results, a number of motivational factors that influence teachers' desire to participate in competitions were identified, including the possibility of pedagogical designing of their own professional improvement, use of models, technologies and methods of training to solve cultural and educational tasks in the formation of innovative educational policy. The activities of the organizing committee of the regional stage of the Contest are described to ensure the openness of the competition, transparency in the work of the jury and the celebration of the winners. The form of the expert jury's opinion based on the results of the Contest, which specifies the teacher's achievements, the effectiveness of the demonstrated forms and methods during competitions with the recommendation for the attestation commissions regarding the prospect of extraordinary attestation of the participant, is offered.