National agency for qualifications development: yesterday, today, tomorrow

Abstract

Reveals the prerequisites, the process of development and structure of the National qualifications system in modern Russia, its significance for managing creation and appliance of qualifications in the labor and education fields and development of their dialogue. The author shows the role, main stages of activity and future tasks of the National Agency for the development of qualifications as an operator and methodological hub of this system, coordinator of interaction between business and education. Presents the key projects implemented by the National Agency: monitoring of the labor market, support for sectoral boards in order to form qualification structures, and build of the independent system of qualifications assessment. Since 2017, in accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation, the National Agency has been performing the functions of a Basic center for training, retraining and advanced training of workers. This function is particularly in demand today, since the promotion of new professional standards, new qualification requirements, and a new system of recognition of qualifications in the field of vocational training, secondary vocational and higher education is a guarantee of the quality of training.