VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AS A BASIS FOR CONTINUOUS EDUCATION SYSTEM
The article examines the problems of extended education through professional retraining programs, advanced training programs, vocational training, additional general education programs, and short-term educational workshops. The authors stress the importance of interaction between educational institutions and employers on the basis of joint educational programs, conducting professional and public accreditation of educational programs, closer cooperation between university departments and leading companies of the Russian Federation, implementing network programs based on partnerships (business acceleration programs of vocational education), all of which will ensure high quality training of future experts. Importance of projects that involve creating a realistic business environment for students of higher educational institutions is revealed.