The article presents the results of expert assessment of the importance of professional competencies for successful educational activity by the teachers of the regional system of secondary education. A theoretical review of the scientific literature on changes in general education and their impact on the professional activities of teachers, as well as the content of the current Russian professional teacher standard provided a methodological basis for the research tools of the current professional profile of the modern teacher. The expert survey and statistical data analysis procedures performed using SPSS software (version 23) allowed us to identify the latent factors that determine new important details of the professional profile of a secondary education teacher. The results of the study are the basis for the development of additional educational resources, professional development courses, internships in the system of supplementary secondary teacher education. Considering the requests of the professional teaching community, which faces staff shortages, it is possible to improve the quality and efficiency of educational organizations of the regional system of secondary education.

The article presents a theoretical model and empirical data of the study of the competency profile of the head of the university educational program. We developed a research strategy to study the importance of professional competencies that allow us to successfully implement and develop university-level educational programs. A brief review of publications in the subject area under study made it possible to describe the theoretical model of the competency profile of the head of the university educational program and to identify empirical indicators for the preparation of expert survey questions. The expert survey was attended by 55 people, representatives of the teaching staff who manage educational programs of higher education. The survey database was processed in the SPSS Statistics program (version 23). Assessment of the importance of relevant professional competencies of educational program managers allows us to identify areas of advanced training and training programs for this category of university employees. The results of the study contribute to the improvement of the university’s work, aimed at the development of relevant educational programs of higher education.