The article is devoted to the study of terminological vocabulary as the main component of training of students of economic specialities in the process of studying in high institutions and its importance in the communication of future specialists. It is noted that when teaching students economic terminology, one should rely on the communicative approach as the main way and purpose of teaching students professional speech. Communicative-oriented learning involves the formation of students' communicative competence, which is considered to be formed if future specialists use the Ukrainian language to independently acquire and expand their knowledge and experience. It is noted that the process of learning terminology takes place in three stages: the first involves mastering a certain number of terms, examples of their functioning and recognition in phrases, selection and semantisation in the text. The main goal of this stage is to master the terminological vocabulary and actively use it in the process of independent expression. The second stage of teaching terminology is designed to provide the learning process with modern professional vocabulary and special texts selected according to certain criteria. The main objective of the second stage is to develop specific terminological skills and abilities related to the mastery of these units. The main goal of the third stage is to master the highly specialised terms of the economic speciality, as well as professional language turns of phrase. The objectives of this stage are: to develop skills and abilities to use highly specialised terminological units in speech; to get acquainted with the structure of the terminological system of the sublanguage of economics, to develop skills and abilities to analyse the morphological structure of a derived term. Attention is focused on the importance of selecting educational materials and the need for teachers of the Ukrainian language for professional purposes to find the most effective methods that will facilitate better mastering of professional terminology by future economists. The structure of methodical work and the main stages of formation of terminological skills are proposed.