The Legal Model for the Professional and Social Accreditation of Educational Programs

Abstract

The article proposes an authorised approach to understanding the institutional system of professional and public accreditation of educational programmes, including the level of accreditation organizations, expert and organizational-methodological levels. The system in question has been analyzed in terms of its relevance to the intent of the law-maker set forth in legislative provisions; the author describes the cases of possible abuse of the rights granted. The author stresses the need to maintain the requirements of the labor market among the criteria of the professional and public accreditation procedure, which will result in filling in the gaps in legal regulation and reflect the specific demand for the skilled personnel in individual sectors of economy. The article notes the relevance of regulatory changes facilitating the implementation of tools applied by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation to maintain the list of organizations conducting professional and public accreditation using modern information technology. Relevant monitoring mechanisms provide for the recognition of the potential and usefulness of the results of professional and public accreditation, inter alia, in the context of an administrative reform of the State control (supervision) over compliance with mandatory educational requirements.