THE "SCHOOL-COLLEGE–UNIVERSITY" MODEL OF NETWORK INTERACTION

The article examines the problem of aligning the educational services market with labor market needs in a small-city context. Michurinsk, an agricultural science city of Russia and a national center of horticulture, where specialized scientific and educational institutions are concentrated, is considered as the object of analysis. The article substantiates the expediency of integrating educational institutions of different levels within the “school–college–university” model. The main objectives of network interaction are identified as improving the quality of general and professional education, creating a unified educational space, ensuring flexible adaptation of the educational process to labor market changes, implementing the principle of continuity in education, reducing the duration of study, and rationalizing the use of resources. As an example, the practice of an educational complex formed on the basis of Michurinsk State Agrarian University and including urban and district schools, the Center College of Applied Qualifications, and the university is presented. The elements of the internal management structure of the complex, as well as the resource potential of network interaction associated with the use of material and technical facilities, scientific and methodological, informational, and human resources, are considered. It is shown that the integration of educational institutions contributes to improving the efficiency of their potential utilization and the quality of workforce training in the region.