The problem of fertility remains urgent for the Russian society that negatively affects the demographic situation in the country. Fertility is influenced by many economic and social factors, including the support of senior parents. Scientists give ambiguous assessment of the role of this support. The article is aimed at analyzing the impact of family support on fertility. On the basis of the study of the role of senior parents as subjects of family support there are identified the factors influencing the character of support and reproductive attitudes of younger generations. The study used methods of system analysis, general scientific methods. It is concluded that against the background of the transition to the European model of the family, the emotional and material support of senior parents has not lost its relevance and remains one of the significant factors when making decisions about childbirth. Meanwhile, there is a transformation of the role of older generation, change in the dominant forms of support for child care and upbringing. In this aspect, the authors propose a typology of families with children under 14 by the degree of senior parents’ support for child care. In Russia, there has been an increase in the retirement age, which gives reason to consider the impact of this factor on the help of older parents. The paper presents a reasonable forecast of possible changes in the reproductive attitudes of young families due to the increase in the retirement age. The obtained results can be used to improve the state demographic policy, in the development of measures to raise the fertility.

The article is devoted to the practical effectiveness assessing the health personnel training in the medical colleges system of the Defense Ministry and the Health Ministry. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study is D. Kirkpatrick’s model. The article analyzes the number of medical personnel dynamics of the Military Medical Hospital, who has undergone professional training during the last three years. At the first level of the analysis, the trainee’s survey results about training satisfaction are summarized, at the second stage, the results of acquired competency personnel testing are studied. At the third stage, managers were interviewed about changes in the labor behavior of subordinates after their training. Finally, at the fourth level of effectiveness evaluation, changes in performance were studied. The result of the study showed that education in the medical College of the Health Ministry is much more productive at all levels of effectiveness evaluation. The article also includes recommendations to improve the effectiveness of training nursing personnel.

The article proposes a logically linked system of indicators for assessing the employees’ competitiveness in the process of qualification upgrading. It was developed by the authors on the basis of a sociological study conducted by using the expert survey method. The survey has confirmed the main study hypothesis that there is the necessity to create tools for a comprehensive employees’ competitiveness assessment in order to increase the social and economic sustainability in the territories. Sustainable development can be achieved only by the effective management of the labour force competitiveness growth including in the training process. Criteria that characterize various elements of employee’ competitiveness are identified. The indicators’ calculating algorithm based on the quantitative and qualitative workers’ characteristics is selected among the many methods to assess their competitiveness. The algorithm provides the transformation of employee’s qualitative competitiveness characteristics into quantitative ones. The main provisions of employee’s competitiveness growth target model in the professional development process are presented in addition.

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