Graduates and employers' satisfaction as an indicator of the quality of education in an agricultural university

One of the priority tasks of modernizing higher education is training of highly qualified specialists who meet the requirements of a dynamically developing society, have creative thinking and who are also able to navigate quickly in the changing conditions of the surrounding reality, and make effective decisions within the framework of their professional activities. This task actualizes the problem of improving the quality of higher education in Russia. The aim of the study was to obtain objective data received from the representatives of the university graduates and representatives of employers' associations about satisfaction with the quality of the education received. A selective observation of graduates and representatives of employers of the agro-industrial complex of the Orel region was carried out using a questionnaire method. As part of the study, we used the questionnaires contained in the guidelines for organizing a survey of graduates of higher education educational institutions and representatives of employers' associations in order to obtain information on satisfaction with the quality of the education received. The article discusses the method of quantitative analysis of the results of mass questioning of students and representatives of employers. The presence of a large number of universities and their graduates, successfully competing in the agricultural labor market, makes the task of creating an effective complex of educational services a priority. Increasing the efficiency of the educational process by attracting practice-oriented specialists and training intensifying contribute to the formation of professional qualities and competencies that meet the needs of practice. Also, special attention should be paid to the formation of scientific and educational centers to improve the forms of work of educational institutions and scientific organizations and their closer integration with the tasks of developing the real sector of the agro-industrial complex. The complex of the above activities will allow graduates to be practice-oriented and competitive in the agricultural labor market.