Professional development of civil servants of the Russian Federation: problems of legal regulation

The subject of the research is the norms of the legislation of the Russian Federation on the State civil service of the Russian Federation, which determine the tools of the professional development of civil servants. The object of the study is the social relations related to the decision making on providing a civil servant with the participation in professional development activities. The Author of the article presents the analysis of concepts. The special attention is given to the legal basis of the civil servants participation in the professional development activities and implementation issues. Proposals to improve the civil servant professional development tools are formulated.