Normative regulation of vocational education during the epidemiological situation in the Russian Federation

Abstract

The epidemiological situation associated with the coronavirus has affected all spheres of life of Russians, including education. Serious changes have affected all educational organizations without exception. The implementation of vocational education programs, vocational training and additional vocational education, as well as the activities of professional educational organizations have undergone dramatic changes and faced a number of difficulties. Therefore, methodological and legal support of educational activities during a pandemic is an urgent task. The paper considers regulatory documents and recommendations that regulate the activities of educational institutions implementing secondary vocational education programs in a difficult epidemiological situation. The main normative acts, which should be relied on for the correct interpretation of methodological and explanatory documents, are indicated. Regulatory documents and methodological recommendations concerning the following issues are given: implementation of programs using e-learning and distance learning technologies; forms of education; autonomy of an educational organization in the development of educational programs, the adoption of local acts; the student’s right to an individual curriculum, academic leave, during a pandemic. The experience of flexible implementation of educational programs will contribute to the growth of competence and qualifications of management and pedagogical teams of professional educational organizations.