By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated November 18, 2013 No. 1039, a new Regulation on state accreditation of educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) was approved. Accordingly, the previous regulatory legal documents on state accreditation of educational activities from this moment lose force.
It is important to note that, according to this Resolution, certificates of state accreditation that organizations carrying out educational activities have, issued before September 1, 2013, are subject to re-issuance by accreditation bodies before January 1, 2016, based on applications from these organizations.
Who does the document apply to?
The Regulations establish the procedure for state accreditation of educational activities of educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly (hereinafter referred to as organizations carrying out educational activities), for the implementation of basic educational programs (with the exception of educational programs preschool education).
Who conducts
State accreditation is carried out by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science or executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education (hereinafter referred to as accreditation bodies).
How is it carried out?
1. To obtain state accreditation, an organization carrying out educational activities applies to the accreditation body with an application for state accreditation, to which is attached a number of documents and information specified in the Regulations. The application forms and information attached to it about the implementation of educational programs, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation.
The application and accompanying documents are submitted in one of the following ways:
a) on paper or by registered mail with a description of the contents and notification of delivery;
b) in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature.
The accreditation body receives them according to the inventory and registers them within 1 working day.
2. The application and the documents attached to it are checked by the accreditation body for:
a) assignment of state accreditation to the competence of the accreditation body;
b) availability of a license to carry out educational activities according to the declared educational programs, for state accreditation;
c) the expiration of 1 year from the date of refusal of the organization carrying out educational activities in state accreditation or deprivation of state accreditation;
d) the correctness of execution and completion of the application and attached documents, completeness of the attached documents.
3. In case of a positive decision, the application and the documents attached to it are accepted for consideration on the merits, and the applicant is given or sent a corresponding notice.
4. In case of non-compliance of the submitted documents with the requirements of the Regulations, the applicant receives a notice of non-compliance, as well as information that in order to carry out state accreditation it is necessary to submit to the accreditation body a correctly executed and completed application and attached documents and (or) missing documents within 2 months.
Otherwise, the applicant’s acceptance and consideration of documents will be denied, and the documents will be returned.
An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application no earlier than 1 year after its refusal to state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.
The basis for termination of consideration by the accreditation body of the application and attached documents and returning them to the applicant is the entry into force of a court decision during the state accreditation procedure on the administrative suspension of activities or on the revocation of a license to carry out educational activities.
5. If the documents are accepted for consideration, then the accreditation body conducts an accreditation examination, the subject of which is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities with the federal state educational standards declared for state accreditation of educational programs.
When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.
Accreditation examination is carried out separately in relation to educational programs implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and in each of its branches.
Based on the results of the accreditation examination, a conclusion of the expert group is prepared, a copy of which is sent to the organization carrying out educational activities or is handed over to its authorized representative against signature.
6. The accreditation body reviews the conclusion of the expert group and makes a decision on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches, with federal state educational standards in terms of each level of education, enlarged group of professions, specialty and areas of training, which include educational programs applied for state accreditation, and makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation.
7. When making a decision on state accreditation, the accreditation body issues an organization carrying out educational activities a certificate of state accreditation with an attachment. A certificate without an attachment is invalid.
Validity period of the accreditation certificate:
a) 6 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic professional educational programs;
b) 12 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities to implement basic general education programs.
8. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of an organization carrying out educational activities if one of the following grounds is present:
a) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;
b) the presence of a negative conclusion from the expert group.
9.An educational organization or organization providing training that arose as a result of reorganization in the form of a merger, division or separation, or reorganized in the form of annexation of another educational organization or organization providing training, is issued a temporary certificate for 1 year.
10. For the issuance of a certificate (temporary certificate), a state duty is paid in the amounts and in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.
11. The regulation also establishes the grounds and procedure for reissuing the accreditation certificate, issuing a duplicate in the event of loss or damage to the certificate with an attachment, the procedure for suspension, renewal, termination and deprivation of state accreditation.
The document can be viewed in full, for example, on the Garant website.
What to do?
1.Read the document carefully.
2.Make a decision on the timing of re-issuing the certificate or passing state accreditation. Make a plan.
2.Contact the accreditation body. Consult on any questions that interest you.
Accreditation under new rules
Article 92. State accreditation of educational activities
1. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with federal state educational standards, with the exception of educational programs for preschool education, as well as for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with educational standards.
2. The purpose of state accreditation of educational activities is to confirm compliance with federal state educational standards of educational activities in basic educational programs and training of students in educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly.
3. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out by an accreditation body - a federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of education, or an executive body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal Law, according to statements from organizations engaged in educational activities.
4. State accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, is carried out on the proposals of the relevant religious organizations (if such religious organizations are part of the structure of centralized religious organizations, on the proposals of the relevant centralized religious organizations). During state accreditation of the educational activities of religious educational organizations, information is provided on the qualifications of teaching staff who have theological degrees and theological titles.
5. The executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, exercising the powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, during state accreditation of educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes state accreditation of educational activities carried out in such branches, in cooperation with the relevant executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
6. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs of primary general, basic general, secondary general education, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities for the specified educational programs in relation to each level of general education to which the declared for state accreditation of basic general education programs.
7. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities in the main professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities in the specified educational programs in relation to each level of professional education for each enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, to which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation. The main professional educational programs that are implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and belong to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training that have state accreditation are educational programs that have state accreditation.
8. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for the main professional educational programs, organizations carrying out educational activities declare for state accreditation all the main professional educational programs that are implemented by them and belong to the corresponding enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training.
9. The accreditation body makes a separate decision on state accreditation of educational programs applied for state accreditation and implemented by an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches.
10. The application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are submitted to the accreditation body directly or sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to send an application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it to the accreditation body in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature. The forms of the said application and the documents attached to it, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the federal authority
11. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out based on the results of an accreditation examination, which is based on the principles of the objectivity of its implementation and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its implementation.
12. The subject of the accreditation examination is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation to federal state educational standards (hereinafter referred to as the accreditation examination). When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.
13. Experts who have the necessary qualifications in the field of basic educational programs declared for state accreditation, and (or) expert organizations that meet the established requirements, participate in the accreditation examination. Experts and expert organizations cannot be in civil legal relations (experts are also in labor relations) with an organization carrying out educational activities when conducting an accreditation examination in relation to the educational activities of such an organization.
14. The accreditation body accredits experts and expert organizations and maintains a register of experts and expert organizations on electronic media. The specified register is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.
15. Qualification requirements for experts, requirements for expert organizations, the procedure for attracting and selecting experts and expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination, the procedure for their accreditation (including the procedure for maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations) are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
16. Payment for the services of experts and expert organizations and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in connection with the accreditation examination are made in the manner and in the amounts established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
17. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.
18. The accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities within a period not exceeding one hundred and five days from the date of receipt of the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to this application, provided that these applications and documents comply with the requirements, established by the provision specified in part 29 of this article.
19. When making a decision on state accreditation of educational activities, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation, the validity period of which is:
1) six years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic professional educational programs;
2) twelve years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic general education programs.
20. The forms of the certificate of state accreditation and its annexes, as well as the technical requirements for these documents, are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
21. When a license to carry out educational activities is terminated, state accreditation is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.
22. An organization carrying out educational activities and arising as a result of reorganization in the form of division or spin-off is issued a temporary certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organization and which had state accreditation. The temporary certificate of state accreditation is valid for one year. An organization carrying out educational activities and reorganized in the form of joining another organization carrying out educational activities, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities. An organization carrying out educational activities and resulting from reorganization in the form of a merger, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities , which expires earlier.
23. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation, related to the corresponding levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:
1) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;
2) the presence of a negative conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination.
24. The accreditation body deprives an organization carrying out educational activities of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs related to the relevant levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:
2) repeated violation of legislation in the field of education by an organization carrying out educational activities during the period of validity of state accreditation, which resulted in the unlawful issuance of documents on education and (or) qualifications of the established form;
3) expiration of the suspension of state accreditation (in the absence of grounds for renewing state accreditation).
25. An organization carrying out educational activities is deprived of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation that relate to an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, if there are grounds for deprivation of state accreditation for one or more basic professional educational programs implemented by it.
26. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application for state accreditation no earlier than one year after the refusal of state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.
27. For the issuance of a certificate of state accreditation, re-issuance of a certificate of state accreditation and the issuance of a temporary certificate of state accreditation, a state fee is paid in the amounts and in the manner established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on taxes and fees.
28. The regulations on state accreditation of educational activities are approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
29. The regulations on state accreditation of educational activities establish:
1) requirements for the application for state accreditation, a list of information included in it, requirements for documents necessary for state accreditation and attached to the application for state accreditation, and their list;
2) the procedure for the submission by an organization carrying out educational activities of an application for state accreditation and documents necessary for carrying out state accreditation, the procedure for their acceptance by the accreditation body, cases and grounds in the presence of which the accreditation body decides to return the application for state accreditation and attached to it documents;
3) the procedure for conducting an accreditation examination, including the procedure for attracting experts and (or) expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination;
4) features of the accreditation examination during state accreditation of educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, in terms of confirming the educational qualifications of teaching staff of such educational organizations, as well as educational activities of foreign institutions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;
5) the procedure for making a decision on state accreditation, on refusal of state accreditation, on suspension of state accreditation, renewal of state accreditation or deprivation of state accreditation, including with the participation of the collegial body of the accreditation body;
1. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with federal state educational standards, with the exception of educational programs for preschool education, as well as for basic educational programs implemented in accordance with educational standards.
2. The purpose of state accreditation of educational activities is to confirm compliance with federal state educational standards of educational activities in basic educational programs and training of students in educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs carrying out educational activities directly.
3. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out by an accreditation body - a federal executive body exercising control and supervision functions in the field of education, or an executive body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal Law, according to statements from organizations engaged in educational activities.
4. State accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations, the founders of which are religious organizations, is carried out on the proposals of the relevant religious organizations (if such religious organizations are part of the structure of centralized religious organizations, on the proposals of the relevant centralized religious organizations). During state accreditation of the educational activities of religious educational organizations, information is provided on the qualifications of teaching staff who have theological degrees and theological titles.
5. The executive body of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, exercising the powers delegated by the Russian Federation in the field of education, during state accreditation of educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes state accreditation of educational activities carried out in such branches, in cooperation with the relevant executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
6. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs of primary general, basic general, secondary general education, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities for the specified educational programs in relation to each level of general education to which the declared for state accreditation of basic general education programs.
7. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities in the main professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or refusal of state accreditation of educational activities in the specified educational programs in relation to each level of professional education for each enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, to which include the main professional educational programs declared for state accreditation. The main professional educational programs that are implemented in an organization carrying out educational activities and belong to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training that have state accreditation are educational programs that have state accreditation.
8. When carrying out state accreditation of educational activities for the main professional educational programs, organizations carrying out educational activities declare for state accreditation all the main professional educational programs that are implemented by them and belong to the corresponding enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training.
9. The accreditation body makes a separate decision on state accreditation of educational programs applied for state accreditation and implemented by an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches.
10. The application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are submitted to the accreditation body directly or sent by registered mail with return receipt requested. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to send an application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it to the accreditation body in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature. The forms of the said application and the documents attached to it, as well as the requirements for their completion and execution, are approved by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
11. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out based on the results of an accreditation examination, which is based on the principles of the objectivity of its implementation and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its implementation.
12. The subject of the accreditation examination is to determine the compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization carrying out educational activities according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation to federal state educational standards (hereinafter referred to as the accreditation examination). When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, an accreditation examination in terms of the content of student training is not carried out.
13. Experts who have the necessary qualifications in the field of basic educational programs declared for state accreditation, and (or) expert organizations that meet the established requirements, participate in the accreditation examination. Experts and expert organizations cannot be in civil legal relations (experts are also in labor relations) with an organization carrying out educational activities when conducting an accreditation examination in relation to the educational activities of such an organization.
14. The accreditation body accredits experts and expert organizations and maintains a register of experts and expert organizations on electronic media. The specified register is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.
15. Qualification requirements for experts, requirements for expert organizations, the procedure for attracting and selecting experts and expert organizations to conduct an accreditation examination, the procedure for their accreditation (including the procedure for maintaining a register of experts and expert organizations) are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
16. Payment for the services of experts and expert organizations and reimbursement of expenses incurred by them in connection with the accreditation examination are made in the manner and in the amounts established by the Government of the Russian Federation.
17. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.
18. The accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization carrying out educational activities within a period not exceeding one hundred and five days from the date of receipt of the application for state accreditation and the documents attached to this application, provided that these applications and documents comply with the requirements, established by the provision specified in part 29 of this article.
19. When making a decision on state accreditation of educational activities, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation, the validity period of which is:
1) six years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic professional educational programs;
2) twelve years for an organization carrying out educational activities in basic general education programs.
20. The forms of the certificate of state accreditation and its annexes, as well as the technical requirements for these documents, are established by the federal executive body exercising the functions of developing state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.
21. When a license to carry out educational activities is terminated, state accreditation is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.
(see text in the previous edition)
22. An organization carrying out educational activities and arising as a result of reorganization in the form of division or spin-off is issued a temporary certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organization and which had state accreditation. The temporary certificate of state accreditation is valid for one year. An organization carrying out educational activities and reorganized in the form of joining another organization carrying out educational activities, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by the reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities. An organization carrying out educational activities and resulting from reorganization in the form of a merger, a certificate of state accreditation for educational programs, the implementation of which was carried out by reorganized organizations and which had state accreditation, is reissued for the period until the expiration of the certificate of state accreditation of the reorganized organization carrying out educational activities , which expires earlier.
(see text in the previous edition)
23. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation, related to the corresponding levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:
1) identification of unreliable information in documents submitted by an organization carrying out educational activities;
2) the presence of a negative conclusion drawn up based on the results of the accreditation examination.
24. The accreditation body deprives an organization carrying out educational activities of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs related to the relevant levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following grounds is present:
(see text in the previous edition)
(see text in the previous edition)
2) repeated violation of legislation in the field of education by an organization carrying out educational activities during the period of validity of state accreditation, which resulted in the unlawful issuance of documents on education and (or) qualifications of the established form;
3) expiration of the suspension of state accreditation (in the absence of grounds for renewing state accreditation).
25. An organization carrying out educational activities is deprived of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs applied for state accreditation that relate to an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, if there are grounds for deprivation of state accreditation for one or more basic professional educational programs implemented by it.
26. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to submit an application for state accreditation no earlier than one year after the refusal of state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.
State accreditation- this is the establishment or confirmation of the state accreditation status of an educational institution by type (higher education institution) and by appearance (, academy, university), the level of educational programs being implemented and their focus, as well as compliance of the content and quality of training of graduates of educational institutions with federal state educational standards or federal state requirements for a period of 5 years.
If, when passing the state accreditation procedure the educational institution has confirmed the quality of the educational services provided, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) issues certificate of state accreditation.
The presence of an accreditation certificate gives the university the right to provide applicants with admission benefits provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation, and to provide full-time students with a deferment from conscription for military service. It's important to remember that only accredited university has the right to issue to graduates state diploma of higher professional education, which gives the right to subsequently enter a master's program, and is also recognized by employers of both state and non-state institutions.
Certificate of state accreditation issued to the educational institution valid only if you have the Application to him. The Appendix contains a list of all accredited professional educational programs for which the university has the right to provide the above benefits to students and issue a state diploma upon completion.
If state accreditation has not been completed or its validity period has expired, the university issues “ standard diploma».
If an educational institution opens a new specialty or is itself recently established, then it cannot have a certificate of state accreditation, because The accreditation procedure for both the university as a whole and the new specialty separately is carried out only after the first graduation. In this case, first-graduate students should, during their studies, inquire from the university management about whether an application for accreditation has been submitted and whether the university will have time to obtain a certificate of state accreditation by the time they complete their studies. In the absence of a certificate of accreditation for any reason at the time of the first graduation, students may be issued a “standard diploma” or a “state diploma”, which, when checked in the federal database of state-issued educational documents, may be declared invalid.
Accreditation of university branches occurs in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation together with state accreditation of parent educational institutions, because they are their subdivisions. Information about the accreditation of the branch, as well as about its accredited educational programs, is indicated in the Appendix to the accreditation certificate of the parent higher education institution. The parent university, in turn, is obliged to transfer to the branch a certified copy of the certificate of state accreditation with attachments.
Public accreditation of an educational institution represents recognition of the level of an educational institution or its merits by any public or professional organizations, unions, and associations. Public accreditation is very important for the prestige of an educational institution, but cannot replace state accreditation and does not entail any guarantees from the state.
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