The national qualification system: New philosophy in the Russian educational system

Abstract

The role of knowledge, as the main source of social and economic development, is a fundamental reason for the formation of the continuing education system. Acompletely new role of knowledge is being formed as one of the main factors of social and economic development, which causes «education without borders» and the emergence of new educational technologies, the introduction of innovative methods of providing services in the field of education; the importance of market mechanism in education and the global human capital market are increasing. In this article, we consider in detail the mechanism of functioning of the national qualifications system (NQS) of the Russian Federation, its regulatory framework. A detailed diagram of the NQS of Russia has been compiled, which includes three main structures: content, organizational structure and tools that are interconnected and complement with each other.