The article examines the processes of professional adaptation of graduates of specialized universities in the labor market of the service sector. Based on the analysis of core competency orientation of the service sector´s activities it is concluded that more meaningful and effective for successful professional activities of graduates in the service sector is not fragmented knowledge but generalized competences, manifested in the ability to solve social, professional and life goals. The main features of professional activities of the service sector are related to the availability of the necessary professional functions, the significance of which is that the professional activities of the service sector are carried out in direct contact with the consumer. This implies the need to make the formation of knowledge, abilities, and features of training in the service sector initially humanistic and socially significant orientation. To solve the problem of effective professional adaptation of graduates in areas of training of the service sector defined are the following basic vectors of professional education: the integration of the national high school in the international educational space, ensuring the close connection of the education system and the labor market, the creation of conditions for effective interaction with employers and professional communities. The paper defines the nature and significance of the competency approach, allowing to objectively assess the suitability of each graduate to future activities (whether work or further education), as well as to develop clear criteria for the quality of these activities, allowing organizations to implement targeted educational training for graduates to meet the requirements of the employer. In the same context, the competence model is defined as the system of requirements for the training of graduates to specific educational level and profile of the educational program.

The article considers the changes in the higher education setting which are designed to improve the efficiency and quality of undergraduate students’ expertise against the background of a comprehensive transition toward effecting contracting and the introduction of ‘academic’ and application-oriented bachelor degrees. The authors also provide the structure and content of the bachelor-degree Federal state educational standards of higher professional education.

За последние годы система среднего профессионального образования (далее – СПО) претерпела значительные изменения и модернизации для того, чтобы соответствовать современным реалиям и запросам работодателей. Модернизация системы СПО осуществляется комплексно и направлена на решение ряда актуальных вопросов, от которых напрямую зависит развитие системы подготовки квалифицированных рабочих, служащих и специалистов среднего звена. Разработанные примерные образовательные программы являются базисом для всего дальнейшего обучения в рамках основной образовательной программы среднего профессионального образования; наличие учебников и учебных пособий в свободном доступе и необходимом количестве – обеспечивает необходимой базой для изучения; в то время как уровень занятости выпускников по специальности является одним из показателей качества полученного образования. Значимость данных аспектов сложно преувеличить, а, следовательно, необходима нормативная база, способная регулировать вопросы, связанные с получением СПО обучающимися. В рамках данной статьи будут исследованы нормативно правовые акты, регулирующие обеспеченность учебниками, актуальными учебными программами, а также вопрос занятости выпускников в системе среднего профессионального образования. In recent years, the system of secondary vocational education has undergone significant changes and modernization in order to meet the modern realities and demands of employers. The modernization of secondary vocational education system is carried out in a comprehensive manner and is aimed at solving a number of topical issues on which the development of the system of training of skilled workers, employees and middle-level specialists directly depends. The model educational programs developed are the basis for all further education within the framework of the main educational program of secondary vocational education; the availability of textbooks and textbooks in free access and the necessary quantity – provides the necessary basis for study; while the employment rate of graduates in the specialty is one of the indicators of the quality of education received. The significance of these aspects is difficult to exaggerate, and therefore a regulatory framework is needed that can regulate issues related to the receipt of secondary vocational education by students. Within the framework of this article, regulatory acts will be investigated governing the provision of textbooks, current curricula, as well as the issue of employment of graduates in the secondary vocational education system.