The article deals with the issues related to the analysis of the student-centered approach as a psychological and pedagogical basis for forming the readiness of the future head of a general educational institution in the masterʼs conditions. The essence of the student-centered approach to the training of future specialists is revealed, and the main categories of this approach are described: competencies and learning outcomes. The author states that the learning outcomes are formulated in terms of competencies, but the difference between the two categories is described, namely: the results are formulated by the teachers at the level of the educational program, as well as at the level of the individual discipline, and competencies are acquired by the learners; must be clearly measurable; are formed by a number of educational disciplines or modules at different stages of this program, and may even begin to be formed within the framework of a program of one level of higher education, and to complete the formation at another, higher level. It is noted that the student-centered approach to learning involves expanding the rights and opportunities of those who study, developing new approaches to teaching and learning, curricula that reflect the practical side of the implementation of a competent approach in higher education. As the conclusion, the author points out that the student-centered approach should become the basis for designing the educational environment in forming the readiness of the future head of a general educational institution for strategic management in a master's conditions, which will serve to ensure the conditions for self-development, self-organization and self-realization of personality in professional activity, creativity and other forms of activity, which it deliberately chooses for itself.