NEW DIRECTIONS IN PERSONNEL POLICY OF SOCIAL SERVICE SPECIALISTS (ON THE PROBLEM OF PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT)

Abstract

The decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin assumes new directions in training specialists for the social sector will be taken. One of the most important strategic issues of these changes is the development of professional standards in the social sphere, which have interdepartmental character and solve problems of carrying out many functions. In line with current trends of modernization of vocational education in our country, it becomes necessary to develop professional standards, suggesting a broad public participation in the discussion. The article is devoted to the discussion of new professional standards for social services, which should be the basis for the training of professional personnel in our country in the future. Concepts, objectives, content of labor functions, employment of specialists, and their special features are disclosed. The article shows the levels of specialists' proficiency and the system of professional standards development.