Projects of professional standards for the year. Professional standards: professional standards approved by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation

The working qualifications of employees must meet strictly defined requirements - professional standards. While receiving education, the future professional must acquire a set of certain competencies, the combination of which forms the mentioned standard. Exactly the same, ideally, should be required from a specialist when applying for employment.

Why is the concept of “professional standards” needed in the modern regulatory framework? How to apply them in practice? Who will need them first? Let's try to look at this legislative innovation, which came into force in the summer of 2016.

How did you live without professional standards before?

TC operates with the term “ qualification"(Article 195), meaning by it the specific level of labor skills, special knowledge, and work experience required for a particular position. When a person was hired for a “position according to his qualifications,” this meant that he must meet the qualification characteristics of this position given in the Unified Qualification Directory (USC).

This document today is almost hopelessly outdated: many of the positions listed in it simply no longer exist, while many modern professions are not mentioned at all. “Modernizing” unified qualification reference books would be too time-consuming and impractical. A new level of eliminating this problem was needed.

It was decided to replace this regulatory framework with a more convenient and universal tool for determining the minimum qualifications - professional standards.

Professional standards and other related concepts

It is right to assert that professional standards are qualification characteristics brought into greater compliance with the demands of our time. Legislators, approving the procedure for the development and application of professional standards (Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 23 of February 22, 2013), used modernized combinations of claims to professions, having previously honed them in detail in specialized circles.

Professional standard in relation to qualification requirement is more realistic, closer to labor reality.

IMPORTANT! The definitions of “qualification” and “professional standard” are not identical: Art. 195 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation in paragraph 1 specifies that the professional standard is a characteristic of qualifications. The concept of “professional standard” was introduced into the Labor Code only in 2012.

A related term given in the Labor Code and other regulatory documents is “ labor function" Art. 57 of the Labor Code obliges the employer to indicate it in the text of the employment contract, that is, to clarify the work that the employee will have to perform within the framework of his position, which does not contradict his qualifications. Now, for this purpose, you can use the approximate definitions of positions listed in section III of the required professional standard. But then the employee must meet the set of requirements given to them.

ATTENTION! A professional standard does not define positions or even professions, but an area of activity, which is why it is more universal. For example, the “Accountant” standard provides for the same job title, and the head of the human resources department can be found in the “HR Specialist” professional standard.

Key areas of professional standards

In what specific aspects of the employment relationship should professional standards apply? The legislative framework provides for three main areas of their application.

Work with personnel at the enterprise:
- personnel policy;
- job descriptions and their changes;
- employee pricing;
- certification;
- organization of professional development, etc.
The connection between education and professional activity. They plan to develop educational programs taking into account professional standards, that is, the future employee will master a set of necessary and sufficient professional characteristics. Situations where a graduate in a certain specialty has one set of competencies, but the employer needs a completely different one, are unacceptable.
Reflection of real professional experience. When developing assessment strategies for obtaining a certificate or diploma of a particular level, not educational successes, as before, will be taken into account, but the current requirements for the profession, reflected in the standards.

Where can I meet them?

The Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation adopted approximately 8 hundred of the 1000 planned professional standards. The immediate plans (no later than in two years) include the adoption of 2 thousand names of standards.

Initially, they were going to start introducing them into practice from the public sector. It was assumed that commercial organizations would set themselves a set of requirements for their employees. However, this idea is considered unproductive. Federal Law No. 122 clearly states that professional standards apply to all labor spheres and enterprises of all forms of ownership:

government agencies;
budgetary organizations;
commercial structures;
non-profit associations;

As we implement materials about professional standards, we will post them here. Follow the links at the bottom of this page.

Who shouldn't evade professional standards?

Since July 1, 2016, the use of standards has been declared an indispensable condition for all entrepreneurs, as required by the Labor Code or other documents. That is, when hiring an employee for whose field of activity the professional standard has already been approved, the employer must certainly use it, and not the qualification reference book. If the required standard for a given profession has not yet been adopted, you can still use the qualification directory.

When the positions in the EKS and in the professional standard are the same, preference should be given to the professional standard as a more modern option.

What specific requirements for an employee (according to standards or according to the Unified Social Standard) the employer will be guided by must be specified in its local legal acts.

NOTE! If the type of professional activity provides for certain benefits (for example, early retirement, payment of compensation for harm, etc.) or restrictions, then such a position must be named in strict accordance with the professional standard or EKS, if such a standard does not yet exist.

How to start applying professional standards?

Open the list of professional standards published on the official website of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation.
Write down the names of positions from your staffing table.
Find the standard that matches each job on your list. To do this, you need to look at whether the competencies specified in the standard correspond to your requirements for a particular position. So, for IT specialists there are about 27 professional standards, and you need to study which of them your IT specialist will correspond to.
Compare HR documents with approximate job titles from the text of the professional standard. If this position does not have benefits, compensation or restrictions, it is not necessary to name it according to the standard.
If the standard you need is not yet in the registry, ask when it will be adopted; you may have to switch to it soon anyway.
If your employee’s qualifications do not meet the professional standard, you as an employer can choose one of the following options:
- dismiss an employee based on the results of certification;
- organize his vocational training.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION! An employee’s non-compliance with the professional standard is a violation of the Labor Code, which provides for the responsibility of the employer: a cake maker cannot “make boots.”

Possible sanctions from the labor inspectorate

Employers were informed of the need to switch to the requirements of professional standards a year before Federal Law No. 122 came into force. Thus, the Ministry of Labor theoretically assumes that all entrepreneurs in the country are actively involved in the implementation of professional standards. If this is not the case, so much the worse for them.

From July 1, 2016, the labor inspectorate has the right to check compliance with the law in this area, and if the Labor Code contains any requirements for the qualifications of employees, then professional standards must be applied according to them without exception. Administrative liability can range from 30 to 100 thousand rubles.

Immediate plans

As planned by legislators, independent centers will soon open that evaluate qualifications according to professional standards. By assessing your level as a professional and receiving a certificate that meets a certain professional standard, you can significantly improve your position in the labor market. And the employer can send its employees to such centers instead of internal certifications.

Articles defining the procedure for the development, approval and application of professional standards appeared in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and came into force on July 1, 2016. However, even today, not everyone understands what professional standards are and why they are needed (Federal Law dated May 2, 2015 No. 122-FZ). We will tell you about the list of professional standards in 2019 in our consultation.

What is a professional standard

A professional standard is a characteristic of the qualifications that an employee needs to conduct his professional activities, including the performance of a certain labor function (Article 195.1 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Professional standards can be developed by employers, professional communities, self-regulatory organizations and other non-profit organizations with the participation of educational organizations of vocational education and other interested organizations.

Professional standards are approved by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection (clause 3, clause 16 of Government Resolution No. 23 of January 22, 2013).

Professional standards are applied on a voluntary basis, except in cases where their application is mandatory. Thus, the employer must apply the professional standard if the Labor Code, other federal laws and other regulations of the Russian Federation establish certain requirements for the qualifications of the employee (Article 195.3 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). In addition, the use of professional standards is mandatory for those employers whose employees are entitled to compensation and benefits, or there are any restrictions regarding the performance of work in certain positions, professions, or specialties. Indeed, in this case, the names of these positions, professions or specialties and the qualification requirements for them must comply with professional standards (paragraph 9 of Article 57 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation).

Register of professional standards

The register of professional standards is a systematized list of them by area and type of professional activity. The Register includes professional standards approved by orders of the Ministry of Labor within 10 days after their approval by the Ministry of Justice (clause 3 of Order of the Ministry of Labor dated September 29, 2014 No. 667n).

As of December 20, 2018, professional standards approved by the Ministry of Labor consist of 1,173 documents in individual areas of professional activity. These include, in particular, the following areas:

automotive industry;
healthcare;
education;
food industry;
Agriculture;
social services;
construction and housing and communal services;
physical Culture and sport;
electric power industry;
finance and economics;
jurisprudence;
architecture, engineering, geodesy, topography and design;
service, provision of services to the population (trade, technical maintenance, repairs, provision of personal services, hospitality services, catering, etc.);
aircraft manufacturing and others.

At the same time, certain professional standards were put into effect before July 1, 2016. So,

In this article we will look at professional standards in 2017. Let’s find out who draws up professional standards. Let's figure out what consequences professional standards have for workers.

Professional standards (PS) are intended to determine the qualification level required for a certain specialty. Recommendations for the use of professional standards have been in effect since July 1, 2016, after the introduction of Art. 195.1 – 195.3 Labor Code of the Russian Federation. The introduction of standardization of qualification requirements is part of a plan to increase labor productivity and modernize workplaces. The requirements of professional standards are advisory in nature, with the exception of cases of mandatory application for a number of specialties.

Description of the application of the professional standard

Order No. 667n of the Ministry of Labor dated September 29, 2014 approved a list of areas of activity for which the application of PS requirements is a mandatory condition for the performance of job duties. Employers have the right to subject employees' qualifications to independent assessment and revise job descriptions.

Job titles depending on professional standards

The developed professional standards (PS) cover activities in the profession, not limited to a specific position. As a result of the implementation of the PS and changes in functions, enterprises can rename positions previously approved by the staffing table.

The names of positions that involve prerogatives in the form of compensation, preferential length of service or restrictions due to special working conditions must be named according to the names of the tariff reference book. The use of professional standards for these positions is mandatory. The names of positions that do not have special requirements are determined by the employer at its own discretion.

An example of the mandatory use of a tariff reference book

Laboratory doctor M. performed labor duties at the SES for a long time to conduct laboratory research. In the staff of the organization, the position is named as a laboratory doctor. The work is carried out in hazardous working conditions, which give the right to a preferential pension. After contacting the Pension Fund of Russia, employee M. learned that an entry in the work book that contradicts the ETKS does not give the right to early retirement. Conclusion: A job title that does not comply with the directory may not allow the employee to take advantage of the benefits provided in accordance with special working conditions.

Professional standards: the need for the development and implementation of professional standards

Professional standards are normative acts and, if used optionally, can be used as a basis for the creation of local acts or use in activities.

Enterprises use professional standards in the following cases:

Development of a system of requirements when conducting a competition to fill a vacant position, presenting requirements for employment;
Drawing up job descriptions for staff members;
Determining the optimal remuneration system for specific positions;
Development of a training plan or certification of employees;
Determination of the optimal personnel management system.

The implementation of the professional standard is carried out by a commission acting on the basis of an order. The development of the PS is carried out by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection. At the development stage, proposals for the project can be submitted by enterprises, professional societies, self-regulatory organizations or other persons. The responsibility for approving professional standards rests with the Ministry of Justice.

Register of professional standards and sub-registries

Systematization of approved professional standards is carried out by entry in the register. The data is grouped by areas of professional activity. The standards included in the list are approved by the Ministry of Labor. The list is presented on the official website of the Ministry. The PS is placed on the list within 10 days after its approval by the Ministry of Justice.

The register includes sub-registries:

Register of PS in the form of a list of approved registers by type of activity;
A list of councils containing information about organizations that have the powers of a qualifications council and formed commissions or bodies on the initiative. The sub-register indicates the grounds for granting powers to councils and the persons responsible for their work.

The register information contains data on planned changes in the databases and new developments in the field of professional requirements. The addition of new standards is carried out primarily for professions in priority areas in the economy. Standards under development do not constitute a normative act until approved by the Ministry of Justice.

The standards used in the development of the PS are contained in the methodological recommendations approved by Order of the Ministry of Social Protection of the Russian Federation dated April 29, 2013 No. 170n. Based on the provisions of the order, the PS must include sections:

General provisions on professional standards. Determines the type of economic activity in which the software is used. The section contains the tasks of the profession, purpose, description of activities;
Characteristics of labor functions of professional activity. The description is carried out generally for the profession and separately for each of the possible levels;
Description of generic functions. The section indicates the origin of the generalized function, a possible list of job titles in accordance with reference books, qualification requirements and other characteristics;
Information about the developer of the professional standard. It is the developer's responsibility to ensure that the project is discussed in the media.

Consequences of the introduction of PS for employees

When implementing the PS, the employer must apply the requirements not only to newly hired employees, but also to those working under employment contracts. The employer has the right to take the following actions:

Check whether the employee’s qualification level meets the requirements. Certification is carried out by the enterprise commission or training center;
If the conditions change, enter into an additional agreement drawn up in writing by agreement of the parties (Article 72 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation). The employer has the right to issue a new job description if the job function remains unchanged. The employee is notified in advance of changes in conditions with an offer to switch to new conditions or dismissal in case of refusal;
If the employee refuses to transfer to new conditions and there are vacant positions, the employer must offer them to the employee;
Dismiss the employee under clause 7, part 1, art. 77 Labor Code of the Russian Federation.

The approval of a new job description does not constitute a change in the job function and cannot be challenged by the employee in court.

Responsibility of an employer who does not apply professional standards

Enterprises that use professional standards as recommendations are exempt from liability for their non-use. Sanctions are imposed on employers who employ professions for which the application of the PS is mandatory.

Refusal to apply standards is recognized as an administrative offense under paragraph 4 or 5 of Art. 5.27 Code of Administrative Offences.

The procedure for introducing standards at an enterprise

The enterprise approves a schedule of actions for introducing standards:

Procedure	Description, additions
Creation of a commission to ensure the implementation of the PS	The working group includes people who understand the law - lawyers, human resources workers
Selection of standards that correspond to the activities of the enterprise	PSs that are mandatory for use and used in advisory form are separately defined.
Revision of local acts	Review of staffing and job descriptions
Issuing an order on the implementation of standards, conducting explanatory activities	The order is communicated to employees 2 months before job changes, for individual entrepreneurs - 2 weeks
Carrying out certifications	The procedure is regulated by the Certification Regulations approved by the enterprise.
Preparation of new job descriptions, staffing schedules, Regulations on remuneration	New forms must be communicated to employees against signature
Conclusion of additional agreements	Persons who refused to transfer to new conditions and in the absence of vacancies are subject to dismissal

An additional agreement on the changed conditions must be signed by the parties after the expiration of 2 months (for individual entrepreneurs - 2 weeks) from delivery of the notification.

Application of professional standards for different types of professions

Profession	Conditions
HR worker, clerk	The standard is of a recommended nature. Contains 8 levels of generalized labor functions, requirements for education and work experience
Accountant	Recommended character. Developer: IPB RF. Compliance testing system is under development
Teacher	The introduction of the standard is postponed to September 1, 2019 due to the need for improvement. The standard will be consistent with the legislative norms of the Ministry of Education
Supervisor	Has a recommendatory nature. It is applied separately for each area, taking into account the specifics

Answers on questions

Question No. 1. Does the organizational form of an enterprise or sources of financing matter when introducing professional standards?

Answer: The legislation establishes a uniform procedure for the application of professional standards for enterprises, regardless of their organizational form.

Question No. 2. Does an employer have the right to dismiss an employee without evidence whose qualifications do not meet the requirements of professional standards?

Answer: The law does not provide for the dismissal of employees who do not meet the requirements of the PS. The employee is invited to undergo certification and advanced training. Termination of the contract is possible only if the employee does not agree to perform duties due to changed working conditions.

Question No. 3. How is the standard implemented for an employee whose positions combine several professions?

Answer: There is a section in the professional standards, the data of which is used for positions that combine more than one function. Legislative norms contain sources of information and job titles for general labor functions. The procedure for developing instructions and requirements is determined by the employer.

Question No. 4. Where can I take part in the discussion of the draft professional standard?

Answer: Project developers ensure the publication of PS projects that are at the development stage. To notify those wishing to participate, the organization of forums on the Internet, conferences, placement of the project on the official website of the developer, and publications in the media are used.

Question #5. What information can be based on the development of PS instructions that are of a recommended nature?

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Employers started thinking about which organizations are required to apply professional standards after July 1, 2016, when the provisions of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation on the rules for applying standards came into force. However, the mandatory nature of professional standards is established only for certain cases, which we will discuss in our article.

Are professional standards mandatory for everyone?

The norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, which came into force on July 1, 2016, do not oblige all enterprise managers to apply professional standards in their activities. Mandatory are only cases when the employer takes as a basis the provisions of documents relating to the qualification requirements for the profession, if this is indicated by the legislator, or work in this position involves the provision of benefits or the imposition of restrictions.

If the head of an organization does not apply the provisions of professional standards, which are mandatory by law, in his activities, he may be subject to administrative punishment under Art. 5.27 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. True, in the event of a primary violation of the provisions of the article and proven innocence, employers, as a rule, receive only an order to eliminate the violations.

For whom have professional standards become mandatory since July 1, 2016?

The mandatory application of professional standards is not fixed in the text of the standards, so these documents themselves do not answer the question of which organizations they are mandatory for. To answer, you need to refer to the text of Art. 195.3 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, which establishes the rule that if the legislator has established requirements for the qualifications of an employee occupying a certain position, then in this case professional standards regarding these requirements are mandatory for application. In particular, Art. 330.2 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for the application of qualification requirements, which are specified in professional standards, for citizens engaged in underground work.

In addition, part 2 of Art. 57 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation provides for the mandatory application of standards in cases where the performance of work in a certain position is associated with the provision of social guarantees or benefits to a citizen or entails the imposition of restrictions. In this case, the positions (or rather, their names and the list of qualification requirements for the employee) must comply with the provisions of professional standards.

Does the legal form of the company or the form of ownership affect the mandatory application of the professional standard? No. Only the points mentioned above affect the obligation. Thus, if this is provided by the legislator, then even commercial enterprises with only 2 units on staff must comply with the requirements of the law.

However, in practice there is also an opinion that, starting from July 2016, professional standards must be applied by absolutely all employers. Supporters of this point of view argue their position by the fact that the Labor Code of the Russian Federation indicates the mandatory application of standards if approved by the legislator. Professional standards are approved by orders of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation - therefore, they are all normative in nature (that is, their provisions apply to all citizens and organizations). It turns out that already in the professional standard itself, the legislator tacitly indicates the obligatory nature of its application in practice. However, this opinion contradicts the basic principles of the introduction of professional standards, according to which the requirements for the application of their provisions must be established by a third-party act, otherwise the meaning of Art. 195.3 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation will be lost.

Note: if an employer decides to use the provisions of professional standards in his activities, although this is not mandatory for him, he must independently develop a system for putting the standards into effect. That is, he has the right to apply the provisions of the standards, taking into account the specifics of production.

Mandatory application of professional standards and state/municipal enterprises

There are many organizations on the territory of the Russian Federation in which a controlling stake belongs to the state or municipality. They, as a rule, are in a special position, and their legal status is established by special regulations. The question arises: are all professional standards obligatory for them without exception?

The legislator transferred the authority to establish the fact that standards are mandatory for such companies to the Government of the Russian Federation. However, the opinion of the Tripartite Commission on the Regulation of Labor Relations must be taken into account. Today there is no such act - and this means that professional standards in such organizations should be applied only if this is established in the Labor Code of the Russian Federation (Government Decree “On the specifics of the application of professional standards in terms of mandatory requirements” dated June 27, 2016 No. 584).

For which positions are professional standards required?

According to the Labor Code of the Russian Federation, the use of professional standards is mandatory for positions in which work involves the provision of benefits to the employee or the imposition of restrictions, as well as in other cases established by the legislator. However, such an answer, alas, does not solve all questions regarding the application of standards in practice.

For example, what to do if the job title does not comply with the provisions of the professional standard? If we are talking about a situation where the work involves the presence of benefits or restrictions, then the name of the position must be exactly the same as indicated in the text of the standard or qualification reference book. True, in some cases the name of the position in the professional standard differs from the name in the directory. For example, the names of positions in the list of hazardous professions that give the right to early retirement differ from the names of positions that are indicated in specific professional standards for a certain type of activity. In this situation, the Government of the Russian Federation should provide explanations, but so far there is no such document.

Another question is also very relevant: what to do if, for example, the staffing table states a labor protection engineer, but the text of the standard only contains a labor protection specialist? In this case, you need to exclude the position of an engineer from the staffing table and add a specialist there, enter into an additional agreement with the employee to the employment contract, note the change in the work book and write down the new position name in the employee’s personal card.

At the same time, however, it may happen that a citizen refuses to move to a new position, wanting to work as an engineer all his life, and Art. 74 of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation prohibits an employer from unilaterally changing an employee’s labor function, regardless of the reasons for such a change. It is important to know here that the labor function is determined by the title of the position, the type and volume of work. If the name of a position in the staffing table does not correspond to its name in the professional standard and ETKS, the employer has the right to simply reduce it and fire the employee due to staff reduction in order to later introduce a new position into the schedule.

What to do if an employee does not meet the requirements established in the standard?

Let us consider, for example, a situation where the qualification requirements set out in the standard are mandatory for application, but the employee who holds this position does not, for example, have the required level of education.

There are two ways to resolve this situation:

The employee is offered a transfer to another position.
The employee is sent for training. In this case, the employer must determine for himself whether he will train the citizen at his own expense. As a rule, if a decision is made to invest company funds in an employee’s education, an apprenticeship agreement is concluded with him, according to which, after receiving a diploma, the employee is obliged to work for the amount of time specified in the text of the agreement in the organization. Otherwise, the student may be charged all tuition costs. In addition, the employer is obliged to provide the employee with the full range of guarantees and compensations provided by the legislator.

Attention: in the cases specified by regulations, the employer is obliged to conduct retraining or provide advanced training for certain categories of employees at his own expense - as, for example, in the case of medical employees, who must confirm their qualifications every 5 years.

Is it possible to dismiss an employee if his qualifications do not meet the requirements of the professional standard in terms of education? An employer has the right to dismiss its employees only after they have passed certification, as a result of which it is revealed that their qualifications do not correspond to the position they occupy. Without certification activities, the employer, even if the citizen does not have the education required by the standard, has the right only to transfer him to another position or send him for training.

Another important issue that we would like to draw your attention to is the change in the list of job responsibilities of employees, provided that the employer is obliged to apply the provisions of the professional standard in its activities. The head of the enterprise has the right to approve new texts of job descriptions or make changes to existing documents. However, he must first agree on this with the employee himself, since additional responsibilities cannot be assigned to him without the latter’s knowledge.

Who is responsible for implementing professional standards in 2016-2017?

Mandatory professional standards must be introduced into the activities of the organization by its head. Despite the fact that the legislator explained in some detail who should use the provisions of the standards in their work, he bypassed the very procedure for implementing this in practice. Well, we present to your attention one of the options for implementing a system of professional standards at an enterprise.

One employee, for example an employee of the HR department, is not able to implement the standard into the activities of the enterprise, so the issue requires a commission decision. The first thing the head of the company must do in this case is to issue an order to create a working group to develop a plan for the transition to professional standards. The document specifies the composition of the group and the time frame for developing proposals.

The created group develops a detailed activity plan indicating deadlines for completing tasks, a list of responsible persons and a list of the issues themselves. The plan, as a rule, is approved by the group leader and submitted to the head of the organization for clarification. In this case, all performing employees must be familiar with the document.

Next, the working group studies the professional standards that have already been adopted by the Ministry of Labor and correlates them with the current staffing schedule at the enterprise. If there are difficulties in correlating the standard with a specific group of positions, it is necessary to familiarize yourself with such sections of the document as “Group of occupations” and “The main purpose of the type of profession. activities." We remind you once again: if the text of the standard does not indicate a specific position as it is written in the staffing table, then you should not make the mistake and assume that the standard does not apply to this profession. Professional standards are developed for the type of professional activity, and not for the position.

The result of the group’s work will be to bring all internal documents of the organization in accordance with the standard.

Register of professional standards of the Ministry of Labor of Russia 2017year includes about 966 documents that list the basic qualification requirements and labor functions of employees. About where to seeregister of professional standards by profession 2017 year, what it includes and how to download it, you will learn from the article.

Register of professional standards of the Ministry of Labor and a list of measures for their development, approved by the Government of the Russian Federation

On March 31, 2014, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 487-r, a comprehensive plan of activities related to the development of professional standards for 2014-2016 was approved. In accordance with this document, the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation issued order No. 667n dated September 29. 2014 on maintaining a register of professional standards.

The document identifies resources on which information about adopted standards will be updated as they are adopted, and also approves the form of the register of standards. In addition, the legislator designates areas of activity for which professional standards should be developed. In total, 40 such areas are indicated in the order. The list of approved professional standards is included only after they are received within 10 days from the Ministry of Justice of Russia with information about the state registration of the relevant orders of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation.

Where is the list of professional standards registered by the Ministry of Justice and approved by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation?

As mentioned above, a professional standard is developed and adopted by the relevant order of the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation, after which, in order for the document to come into force, it must also go through the registration procedure with the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation. This is a mandatory rule to which there are no exceptions. This means that the list of professional standards registered with the Ministry of Justice today is the official register of professional standards adopted in the Russian Federation.

For reference: the draft standards that the Ministry of Labor publishes on the Internet for review and comments do not have legal force and are not binding until they are adopted by the appropriate order and registered with the Ministry of Justice.

Since 2016, the list of professional standards can be found on the official resource of this ministry - profstandart.rosmintrud.ru. This list is constantly updated - the register of professional standards of the Ministry of Labor for 2017 already contains about 966 documents, while in 2016 their number was 809.

In order to facilitate the search for the necessary documents, they use a software package called “Professional Standards” (working with it becomes available after registration). There is also an opportunity on the website of the software and hardware complex to submit a notification about the development of a professional standard (also available only to registered users).

In addition, the register of professional standards of the Russian Ministry of Labor can be found on the website of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Research Institute of Labor and Social Insurance” of the Russian Ministry of Labor - vet-bc.ru. To familiarize yourself, the user needs to go to the “Professional Standards” section and select the “Professional Standards Base” item there.

As of mid-2017, the register of professional standards contains about 966 documents. By the end of the year, it is planned to adopt about 200-300 more standards.

On the list of approved professional standards by profession

The National Register of Professional Standards, which is part of the above-mentioned software and hardware complex “Professional Standards”, includes 2 sub-registers: the register of professional standards and the register of professional qualifications councils. When you select the first one, a list of accepted professional standards opens, broken down by type of professional activity. To view the document of interest, you need to select the appropriate type of activity from the list of those presented, left-click on the item and find the required professional standard in the list that opens.

Where can I download the list of professional standards for 2017?

The most current list of professional standards for 2017 on the official resource of the Ministry of Labor is profstandart.rosmintrud.ru, for which you need to find the item “Register of Professional Standards” in the “Useful Documents” block (on the left side of the page) and left-click on it. Next, all you have to do is select the location to save the document and click the “Download” or “Save File” button (depending on the browser you use).

It is noteworthy that the register of approved professional standards can be downloaded in two formats - XML or CSV. Moreover, the system makes it possible to download onto a computer not only the entire registry, but also any professional standard separately.

Note: the offer to download the 2017 register of professional standards of the Ministry of Labor of Russia can be found on many other sites, however, there you may encounter the fact that the presented database will not be relevant and the information contained in it will simply be outdated. On official resources, the register is updated and changed as new standards emerge.

Which professional standards are mandatory for use from July 1, 2016?

Despite the fact that the first professional standards were approved back in 2013-2015, from July 1, 2016, the legislator made it mandatory to apply the provisions of the documents for certain categories of professions.

Two articles of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation will help you determine whether standards are mandatory for a particular organization:

Art. 195.3, which states that the standard must be used in the work when the legislator establishes requirements for the qualifications of an employee (as, for example, in the case of positions related to underground work);
Art. 57, which provides for the mandatory application of professional standards for professions in which work requires the presence of a set of benefits or restrictions imposed on the employee.

In other cases, the provisions of professional standards are applied solely at the request of the employer.