Education workers’ professional development in Crimea and Sevastopol

The article highlights the issue of providing the development of preschool and general education system, as well as the system of training and professional development for teaching and managerial staff during the transition of the Crimean Federal District education workers to the educational standards and programs of Russian Federation. Furthermore, the article considers the experience in organizing and conducting the professional development courses for teachers, managerial staff and other employees of organizations engaged in educational activities in the Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol. These courses are implemented by the Federal Institute of Education Development, which provides the scientific, methodological and consulting support to professional development in the systems of general and professional education in the Republic of Crimea and the Federal city of Sevastopol as subjects of the Russian Federation. The whole process of professional training involved more than 24 000 students in the Republic of Crimea and over 4000 students in the city of Sevastopol.