PARTICIPATION OF EMPLOYERS IN STAFF TRAINING: THE FEATURES OF CURRENT PRACTICES AND BARRIERS FOR DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

The article shows the results of a sociological survey aimed at analyzing the views of employers on current and future forms of cooperation with professional educational organizations, as well as identifying barriers preventing the development of partnership between the two institutions. The research is classified as “case-studies”, in other words, it analyzes specific situations that allow to get a picture of the processes that take place in this sphere at a qualitative level, to reveal a spectrum of problems of interaction between the labor market and the system of secondary vocational education. On the basis of analysis of the in-depth interviews materials, the authors make conclusions that there are currently no effective mechanisms for integrating employers into vocational education system in Russia. Despite the recognition of their decisive role in the training of specialists, employers prefer to participate in the training of personnel in a passive manner, without being responsible for the results of training specialists. The paper defines that the interaction models offered by the STR system do not meet the personnel policy of employers. In this connection, the training of personnel in VET is considered by employers as a long-term project with high risks of non-return of investments. Presence of own successful practices of training specialists within the corporate system of personnel training also contributes to reducing the interest of employers to cooperate with state educational organizations. . To change the situation, it is necessary to ensure effective communication within the framework of the subject of cooperation that brings mutual benefits. Such a subject can be a joint project, the contribution to the implementation of which from the side of the enterprise and college is commensurate with the benefits obtained.