STRATEGIC MODEL OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGERS AND LEADERS: FOREIGN EXPERIENCE FOR SOLVING RUSSIAN TASKS

Abstract

The objective of the study is to identify areas and educational technologies of additional professional development of public sector executives abroad, which can be considered as components of a strategic model of professional development. This objective is motivated by the urgent task of forming an appropriate professional development model for the federal personnel reserve in the Russian Federation civil service (FPR). The methodology of the empirical study includes an analysis of programs of government agencies, national academies/schools of public administration, and universities. Consideration is given to programs scheduled for implementation in 2022–2025, aimed at categories of civil servants similar in characteristics to the categories of FPR participants. Leadership and management programs for executives demonstrating strategic aspects were found in the practice of 35 organizations and bodies in 27 countries on all continents. The following were identified: goals of strategic professional development; areas of training and program content consistent with the strategic objectives of public administration; competencies of the future; methods consistent with modern principles of andragogy; technologies for developing and implementing training programs reflecting a focus on strategic development. Taking into account foreign experience, the characteristics of a strategic model of professional development for the FKR have been formulated.