The article is devoted to the problem of formation of teachers' readiness for distance learning of students. The authors consider the concepts of “distance learning”, “readiness”, “pedagogical model”, on the basis of studying the issues of providing personnel for the distance education system, the requirements for the system of training specialists for distance learning, for the structure of forming the teacher’s readiness for distance learning of students are determined, and the organizational and pedagogical conditions for the effective formation of the readiness of future teachers in universities for successful work in the distance learning system are also identified. Based on the work of researchers on the issues of training teachers working in the distance learning system, the article reveals the contents of the components of the structure of the teacher's readiness for distance learning of students, identifies the levels and criteria for the formation of teachers’ readiness and the principles, the implementation of which is necessary for the successful formation of future teachers' readiness to perform their professional functions in the distance learning system of students. The article presents a model of the process of forming the readiness of future teachers for distance learning, reflecting the logic and internal dynamics of the process, the result of which is the formation of the readiness of future teachers for distance learning of students.