PROFESSIONAL RECORDS MANAGEMENT EDUCATION: THE HISTORICAL ASPECT

Abstract

The purpose is a compilation of information about records management education in Russia and its features. It is told about the origin of the first professional schools in the states of the ancient East, and later - in ancient Russia, the opening of the first professional courses and higher education institutions in Russia of the XIX century. XX century - the time of the formation of the system of continuous education, that included the following levels: primary vocational, secondary vocational, higher professional and postgraduate education. Currently it includes secondary vocational education, higher education as well as retraining courses. Special attention is paid to higher education, it includes baccalaureate, magistracy on the training direction “Records management and archival science” and postgraduate study on the training direction “Historical sciences and archeology”. The evolution of educational standards is shown, a comparison of requirements of educational standards and professional standards is provided, data on education of the workers with documents in the city of Tambov are provided. The conclusion about the practical orientation of the direction of training bachelors and masters “Records management and archival science” and a possible increase in the deficit of professional staff in the coming years is made.