The Multi-Level System of Permanent Training of Vocational Education Specialists and Its Connection with Production
The authors describe the multi-level system of permanent specialists' training for middle, higher and advanced vocational education. They discuss the role of direct and reverse links both within educational institutions and between these institutions and the sphere of production while defining the competencies of specialists needed in that sphere. For the first time a double (multichamber) spiral quality is suggested as an indicator of efficiency of a higher educational institution. The authors also cite the efficiency of the multi-level educational system with mixed educational levels of vocational education.