TO THE QUESTION OF PROFESSIONAL AND SOCIAL ACCREDITATION OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Professional and public accreditation of educational programs is a procedure that is highly demanded at the present time in the educational services market. This article provides a retrospective excursion into the formation of the institution of professional and public accreditation in the Russian Federation. The conceptual and categorical apparatus of the term «accreditation» is given. The changes made by the legislator in the normative legal documents concerning the investigated issues are noted. The statistical data on the formation and maintenance of the list of organizations conducting professional and public accreditation in accordance with the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of 11.04.2017 No. 431 are presented.