System of continuous tourist education on the example of the Republic of Karelia

the article discusses the main tasks of education in tourism. The current trends in the world tourism development are described. Taking them into account, practical approaches to the formation of the continuous tourism education concept are determined on the basis of the principles of basic education development, the multilevel educational programs, the complementarity of basic and additional education, the mobility and continuity of educational programs, the integration of educational structures, the flexibility of organizing forms of education. The structure of continuous tourism education in the Republic of Karelia is presented. Examples of training programs developed in Petrozavodsk State University in the field of tourism are presented: «Guide in active tourism. Basic level», «Guide», «Safety of excursion routes», «Main tourist objects of Karelia (for hotel business workers)». The novelty of the results presented in this article lies in the field of description of practical approaches to the implementation of the concept of continuous multi-level tourism education on the example of the Republic of Karelia. An independent value of the paper seems to be in the description of the pedagogical technologies selection applied to each level of education in tourism. The key characteristics (interactivity, adaptability, reflexivity) and conditions for the implementation of continuous tourism education technologies are highlighted.