City methodical association as an institution of professional development of employees of state-financed social welfare facilities of St. Petersburg

The article discusses a special form of professional development of employees of state-financed social welfare facilities - a methodological association, which is a public methodological collegial body consisting of representatives of the professional community. The experience of organizing and working methodological associations is presented on the materials of city methodological associations of leaders and specialists of social welfare facilities of St. Petersburg. A special place in the article is highlighted by the work of the city methodological association of managers and specialists of personnel departments, specialists in standardization and labor norming as a unique form of work in the field of professional development of specialists of personnel departments, specialists in regulation and labor norming.