This research examines the relevance of using and applying key advanced technologies in educational activities when preparing future specialists. The relevance of this research and its scientific novelty lies in forming certain competencies of students through educational robotics in the classroom in the general system of additional education for children. The real value and significance of the presented work are due to several factors, including the possibility of using and applying the research results in the practical activities of school teachers and teaching staff of institutions of additional education in robotics classes aimed at developing the competencies of technical thinking of students. The authors consider the key concepts of the application and use of advanced digital technologies in education. At the end of the research, the authors conclude that the assessment and the formation of technical thinking competencies and their development should be operated on the principle of gradual complication of cognitive activity: from the formation of theoretical knowledge to the formation of assessment and reflection of skills. [For the complete volume, "Lifelong Learning in Central Asia: Relevance of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects. Volume 72," see ED676016.]