Interaction between educational institutions and employers: studying the factors that influence the process

The article analyzes the system of professional education in Russia through the example of Perm region. The problems of the development of the region's market of educational services are considered. The authors see the main problem of professional education in the fact that graduates do not meet the needs of the labor market, and consequently there is a low level of employment among young specialists. The assumption is made that the solution to this problem in Perm region can be found in the interaction between educational institutions and employers in terms of professional training. It is determined that to bridge the gap between the training process and employers' needs, it is necessary to systematically conduct monitoring and forecasting of the situation on the labor market, including analysis of demographic shifts and the vocational educational system. Based on a survey of employers, the factors that influence the efficiency of the process of interaction between educational institutions and businesses in the region have been identified. The authors see the main factors as follows: the legislative framework that regulates the process of interaction of partners in the sphere of vocational education and the state control over this process; the need for cooperation arising among the participants of the interaction process; the socio-economic situation, reflecting the level of the region's socioeconomic development; scientific, technical and financial capacity of partners, which defines the financial activities and the quality of educational facilities used for theoretical and practical training of students so that they could acquire the competencies relevant to the specialty they are trained for. The article presents qualitative assessment of the factors and their impact on the process of interaction of the vocational educational system subjects.