EDUCATIONAL AND PRODUCTION OPPORTUNITIES OF THE EASTERN PART OF THE REPUBLIC OF SAKHA (YAKUTIA)

The article is based on the results of the project «Assessment, main trends of changes and socio-economic status, human potential of the Eastern Economic Zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)», the Program for Comprehensive Scientific Research in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), financing for the development of its productive forces and social sphere in 2016–2020. Positive tendencies in the development of the system of general, professional and additional education in Eastern Yakutia, such as preservation of small-scale schools in remote settlements, implementation of the mechanisms of the regulatory per capita financing, are examined; support of educational organizations taking into account the ethno-cultural characteristics of the rural population; establishment of branches of professional education and an annual increase in the target figures for admission to training programs for the training of skilled workers, mid-level professionals. The problem points of education in the region, as a lack of highly qualified teaching staff in organizations of general and additional education; material and technical condition of the buildings of educational organizations requiring major repairs; low speed of access to the Internet in the region, etc. are identified. Opportunities for the functioning of educational institutions of vocational education and their further development are exposed, taking into account the social and economic challenges and needs of the Russian Federation as a whole, the Northeast and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in particular. The forecasted professions and specialties demanded by the given region for 2020–2030 years in the field of geology, mining and gold mining industry, transport, energy, etc. have been determined. Research materials can be used in the process of developing proposals for making informed and adequate management decisions on development of the educational system in the region in the context of their modernization, taking into account the educational and production potential.

vocational education, labor market, training specialists, educational and production opportunities, regional features, education system, education evaluation, monitoring, education trends, educational organization, specialty, socio-economic development.

Panina S. V. Educational and production opportunities of the eastern part of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) // Business. Education. Law. 2018. No. 2 (43). P. 370–374. DOI: 10.25683/VOLBI.2018.43.262.