The article focuses on the problem of forming of the university teacher’s methodological culture. Modernization and reorganization of the national higher education system requires teachers who have deep professional and methodological knowledge, have a high level of formation of methodological culture, have an active professional position and a creative style of activity. The analysis of approaches of scientists concerning essence of methodological culture is implemented. The author's position on the interrelation and interdependence of the formed high level of teacher’s methodological culture and the teacher’s readiness to carry out it’s methodological activity at a high level is substantiated. The formation of the methodological culture of freelance teachers involves the content of professional training of future teachers on the formation of values necessary for interactive teaching and the appropriate orientation of the individual, self-improvement, self-determination, and at the same time focuses on innovative experience for successful implementation as, in particular, methodological activities. and in general the professional pedagogical activity of the teacher. In the methodical activity of the teacher of ZVO it can be reflected in real practice of professional preparation of students: new methods of teaching, new ways of diagnostics of quality of training of students, development and use in initial process of author's methodical products, etc. Also, formed at a high level methodological culture of the teacher will be reflected in pedagogical communication in the system «teacher - student (students)», for example, in finding new communication tasks, new means of activating interpersonal communication of students during classes, new forms of student communication. process of group work, pedagogical interaction of the teacher with students on the basis of co-creation and commonwealth. In the personal sphere it is shown in definition by the teacher of individual ways of the professional development, construction of the program of self-improvement. As a result, the teacher, basing his practical activity on the basis of creative thinking, creative approach to teaching, self-improvement, begins to play an active role in regulating their professional activities.