Development of the Additional Professional Education Under Pandemic Conditions

In this article the current issues concerning functioning and development of the additional professional education system as an element of continuing professional education in provision of the country’s breakthrough social and economic development under the contemporary conditions are considered. On the basis of the statistical data analysis, the priority areas of the additional professional education system are considered and the main probable consumers of this service sector and their age distribution are studied. The main problems and controversies, which bar the additional professional education system development under the conditions of constant modernization of the educational system and the substantial changes in the job market demand for competitive labor power, are analyzed and defined. The results, achieved under this research, can be used in preparation of strategic and programming documents and formulation of the measures, aimed at development of the educational system, namely, the additional professional education system.