 This paper proposes a model for using cloud-based environments CBE in the training of databases of future IT specialists. The model consists of four main components, purpose, pedagogy, organization and semantics. It also outlines the characteristics of CBE, the requirements for its implementation, the subjects of training, the curriculum of institutions of higher education, the installation and configuration of database management systems, the development of educational materials from the database in electronic form, the selection of cloud-based systems of distance learning and the evaluation of the effectiveness of the proposed model. This article was authored by Ol V. Karodin, Teshiana A. Vakaliuk and Vladimir N. Soloviev.