DIVERSIFICATION OF SOURCES OF FINANCING IMPROVEMENT OF QUALIFICATION OF PEDAGOGICAL EMPLOYEES OF GENERAL SECONDARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Abstract

The modern system of pedagogical staff professional training must be mobile, able to respond in a timely manner to changes in education sphere. Teachers of general secondary education institutions are obliged to improve their skills every year, which includes mastering new and improving acquired professional competencies. Continuing professional training has been defined by the professional standard as one of the job functions of a teacher of a general secondary education institution. New approaches to teacher professional training, of course, require improving the quality of educational services and appropriate financial support. Limited financial resources of local budgets necessitate the involvement of additional sources and updating funding mechanisms. The article examines the prospects of introducing a diversified system of financing the training of teachers in the reform of education in accordance with the concept of quality, modern and affordable general secondary education «New Ukrainian School», in particular, attracting local budgets, subventions from the state budget, individuals and legal entities, own revenues of educational institutions. Among the areas of improving the efficiency of funds are funding on the principle of «money follows the teacher», as well as free choice of location, types and subjects of training based on competitive selection, including procurement procedures through the electronic procurement system Prozorro. An analysis of the distribution and directions of the use of subvention funds for professional development of primary school teachers, teachers of 5–11(12) grades, teacher assistants, supervision. The advantages and disadvantages of the existing system of financing the training of teachers of general secondary education are identified.