The article shows that in the modernization of higher professional education, an important role is played by social partnership, which should be understood not only as a mechanism of interaction between organizations interested in high-quality training of future professionals in accordance with the chosen specialization, but also interdisciplinary training areas. An example of the implementation of trans-vocational training is considered on the example of a technical university. The social partnership scheme implemented at the Physics and Technology Institute of UrFU in the direction of «Biotechnical Systems and Technologies» is presented.