Development of the culture of continuing education

Abstract

The subject of this research is the basic models of continuing education used by the representatives of business, higher education and the government. The object of this research is the process of continuing education in Russia as the response to the challenges of the new job market. Analysis is conducted on the context of the emergence of the need for continuing education of the professionals alongside the currently implemented models of such education in Russia and worldwide. The data acquired in the authorial quantitative research conducted in September 2021 in the format of online questionnaire served as the empirical basis for this research. The survey involved 211 specialists from 26 different fields of activity responsible for staff training in Russian organizations. The analytical research is based on the data of the VI International Conference “Beyond Training: Continuing Education for the New Job Market” held jointly by SberUniversity and the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) with the participation of the Sberbank Charitable Foundation “Contribution to the Future”. The author seeks to scientifically substantiate the question of why continuing education of the professional has become a topical issue for the organizations. A list of cyclical and sudden trends affecting the organizations, their strategies and business models is explored. The author traces the changes in professions and skills essential for the future specialists. The practical importance of this work lies in description of the new models of continuing education in the organization, which would allow the companies to set the new skill sets that can be acquired in the course of continuing education system the new paradigm in the conditions of new reality.