Occupational Retraining Projects for Economic Diversification of Monotowns

Abstract

This study examines the prerequisites for the development and implementation of occupational retraining of the population in monotowns as an integral part of their development diversification. Aim. This study aims to bolster a monotown development program by implementing an occupational retraining project. Tasks. This study determines the prerequisites for the development and implementation of occupational retraining of the population in monotowns. Methods. This study uses general scientific (analysis and synthesis) as well as specific scientific research methods (traditional document analysis and classification method). Results. Prerequisites for the development and implementation of occupational retraining of the population in monotowns are determined. Problems associated with overcoming the multi-occupational structure of labor supply in complex investment plans for monotown development are analyzed, identifying differences and proposing a classification of the documents. Russian monotowns are classified on the basis of socioeconomic status according to the degree of diversification of occupational educational organizations of secondary vocational education. Conclusion. The occupational retraining project should be implemented as an integral part of the monotown development program. Analysis of the current state of the town’s vocational education system is an important prerequisite of such a project since monotowns are significantly different in terms of the degree of diversification of occupational educational organizations of secondary vocational education.