Authors: Georgy Ye. Germaidze, Cand. Sc. (Ec.), Associate­Prof., Urals State University of Economics

Tatyana A. Obshivalkina, Director, Krasnoturinsk Industrial College

Abstract: The authors discover the main specific problems of the crisis in the system of secondary vocational education in Russia and outline reasons for that. They put forward proposals relating to reforming the existing system of vocational education.

Keywords: Main problems of secondary vocational education, Specifics of adaptation of secondary vocational education in market conditions, Strategy for reforming vocational education