The article discusses the system of organization of training in the internal affairs bodies of Russia, substantiates the principles of its functioning. Object of study - continuing education of employees of the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation.
 The subject of the study is the training system in the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and methods for its optimization.
 Research hypothesis: the construction and implementation of individual educational paths will help optimize the training system in the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation.
 Methodology and research methods: general scientific theory of dialectic and historical materialism, acmeological, hermeneutic and situational-environmental methodological approaches; methods of content analysis of scientific literature and regulatory legal acts in the field of education, included observation, informal interviews, conversation, pedagogical experiment.
 The theoretical significance lies in the analysis and assessment of the state of departmental training system for the internal affairs bodies of the Russian Federation and in determining ways to optimize it.
 The practical significance lies in the analysis and interpretation of statistical data in the field of departmental education of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, and in this connection the justification of priority tasks in the near future.