In order for the institution to confirm the compliance of its educational activities with state standards, state accreditation and licensing of the educational institution is carried out.

It is declarative and not mandatory. Having a special permit, an institution can already conduct educational activities and not undergo state accreditation. But, having passed it, the organization confirms that its activities meet the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard.

State accreditation is carried out for the main educational programs of the Federal State Educational Standard, as well as for vocational education programs. Programs are not subject to state accreditation.

Application for state accreditation of an educational institution

The first stage of accreditation is the submission of an application to the accreditation body with a rather voluminous package of documents attached. To find out what requirements apply to the application and documents, you need to refer to the Regulations on state accreditation, approved. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 18, 2013 No. 1039 “On State Accreditation of Educational Activities” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations on State Accreditation).

The next stage of the state accreditation of an educational institution (hereinafter referred to as the EI) is an accreditation examination. At this stage, it is checked how much the content and quality of training of students in the educational institution corresponds to the Federal State Educational Standard.

The examination is carried out by a group of experts (at least two people), who must be accredited in accordance with the procedure determined by the regulation of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and meet the qualification requirements. Officials of the accreditation body cannot participate in the examination due to the presence of a conflict of interest.

After the examination, the group of experts submits a report. The expert opinion is prepared by the group leader. The conclusion should contain a number of information:

• date of execution of the conclusion of the expert group;
• full name of the organization and branch (if any);
• information about the materials submitted by the organization;
• a report on the content and quality of students' preparation with a conclusion about the compliance or non-compliance of the educational institution with the standards.

An accreditation examination is carried out with a visit to the place of the expert group, but there may also be a non-visit examination if the organization is a foreign institution; if the activities of the organization are carried out by a Russian educational organization located outside the Russian Federation; or, if implemented by an organization established outside the territory of the Russian Federation or by a foreign organization operating outside the territory of the Russian Federation.

In case of non-compliance of the organization with educational standards, copies of documents certified by the organization confirming this non-compliance are attached to the report of the expert group. This fact may be the basis for refusing to grant state accreditation to an educational institution.

Within three working days from the date of receipt of the conclusion of the expert group, its copy is sent to the educational organization or given against signature and posted on the official website. The conclusion of the expert group is considered by the accreditation body and only after that a decision is made on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training. Upon successful passage of state control, the educational institution issues a certificate of state accreditation of educational activities.

The issued certificate confirms the state status of the educational organization, the compliance of the quality of the services provided with the state education standards. An application must be attached to the certificate, which indicates the data of the educational institution, levels of education, accredited educational programs, etc. Without an application, the certificate is considered invalid.

Denial of state accreditation of an educational institution occurs in cases where false information is provided or there is a negative conclusion based on the results of the examination. In case of refusal of accreditation, an educational institution may re-apply with a similar application, but not earlier than after 12 months.

Validity of the state accreditation of an educational institution

A certificate of state accreditation for organizations implementing basic professional programs is issued for 6 years, for 12 years - for organizations implementing basic general education programs. Rosobrnadzor explained that if both programs are implemented and submitted for state accreditation in an organization, then, if the decision is positive, two certificates will be issued - one for 6 years, the other for 12 years.

Within 10 working days from the date of a positive decision, the accreditation body hands over the certificate or sends it by registered mail to the address of the organization.

Moreover, professional and general educational programs can be accredited in the absence of students completing their studies in the current year. At any stage, the educational institution can apply for state accreditation - in the first, second or third year.

Certificate renewal

The procedure and grounds for reissuing a certificate are established by the Regulations on state accreditation.

The certificate must be reissued by those organizations that were created by reorganization as part of an affiliation or merger in the presence of a certificate of state accreditation of affiliated institutions. The certificate will be issued upon joining - for the period until the expiration of the certificate of the reorganized organization; in case of merger - for the period until the expiration of the certificate of the reorganized organization, the validity of which expires earlier.

Provisional Certificate

According to the norms, a temporary certificate is issued only to those institutions that have arisen as a result of reorganization in the form of division or separation. It is issued for one year, so that the educational institution can prepare all the documents and pass state accreditation in a year for the period that corresponds to a particular program.

Deprivation of an educational institution of state accreditation

The decision to withdraw state accreditation is made by the accreditation body on the basis of the law on education. The reason may be a repeated violation of the legislation in the field of education or the expiration of the suspension of state accreditation in the absence of grounds for the renewal of its validity.

Upon termination of the license to carry out educational activities, the state accreditation of the educational institution is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.

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 directly engaged in educational activities.

3. State accreditation of educational activities is carried out by an accreditation body - a federal executive body exercising the functions of control and supervision in the field of education, or an executive body of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation exercising the powers transferred by the Russian Federation in the field of education, in accordance with the powers established by this Federal law, according to the statements of organizations engaged in educational activities.

4. State accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations whose founders 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 the state accreditation of the educational activities of theological educational organizations, information is provided on the qualifications of pedagogical workers with theological degrees and theological titles.

5. The executive authority of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation, exercising the powers transferred by the Russian Federation in the field of education, during the state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization engaged in educational activities and having branches located in other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, organizes the 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 on refusal of state accreditation of educational activities on 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 for basic professional educational programs, the accreditation body makes a decision on state accreditation or on refusal of state accreditation of educational activities for these educational programs in relation to each level of vocational 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 engaged in educational activities and belong to the 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 basic professional educational programs, organizations engaged in educational activities declare for state accreditation all the main professional educational programs that they implement 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 declared for state accreditation and implemented by an organization carrying out educational activities, including in each of its branches.

10. An application for state accreditation and the documents attached to it are submitted to the accreditation body directly or sent by registered mail with a return receipt. 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 responsible for the development of 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 objectivity of its conduct and the responsibility of experts for the quality of its conduct.

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, accreditation examination in terms of the content of training students 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 law 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 placed by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

15. Qualification requirements for experts, requirements for expert organizations, the procedure for attracting, selecting experts and expert organizations for conducting 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 that performs 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 amount established by the Government of the Russian Federation.

17. Information about the accreditation examination, including the conclusion drawn up on the basis of the results of the accreditation examination, is posted by the accreditation body on its official website on the Internet.

18. The adoption by the accreditation body of a decision on state accreditation of the educational activities of an organization engaged in educational activities is carried out 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, subject to the compliance of these applications and documents with the requirements, established by the provision referred to in paragraph 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 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 responsible for the development of state policy and legal regulation in the field of education.

21. Upon termination of the license to carry out educational activities, the state accreditation is terminated from the date of the decision to terminate the license.

(see text in previous edition)

22. An organization that carries out educational activities and has arisen as a result of reorganization in the form of separation or separation 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 period of validity of a temporary certificate of state accreditation is one year. An organization carrying out educational activities and reorganized in the form of joining it with another organization carrying out educational activities, 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 organizations carrying out educational activities. An organization carrying out educational activities that arose as a result of 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 previous edition)

23. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs declared for state accreditation, related to the relevant levels of education or to enlarged groups of professions, specialties and areas of training, if one of the following reasons exists:

1) identification of false information in the documents submitted by the organization carrying out educational activities;

2) the presence of a negative conclusion drawn up on the basis of the results of an accreditation examination.

24. The accreditation body deprives an organization engaged in educational activities of the 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 exists:

(see text in previous edition)

(see text in previous edition)

2) repeated violation during the period of validity of state accreditation by an organization carrying out educational activities of the legislation in the field of education, which entailed the unlawful issuance of documents on education and (or) qualifications of the established form;

3) expiration of the period of suspension of the state accreditation (in the absence of grounds for the renewal of the state accreditation).

25. An organization carrying out educational activities is deprived of state accreditation of educational activities for educational programs declared for state accreditation, belonging to an enlarged group of professions, specialties and areas of training, if there is a reason for depriving state accreditation for one or more basic professional educational programs implemented by it.

26. An organization carrying out educational activities has the right to apply for state accreditation not 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 in appearance ( , academy , university), the level of educational programs being implemented and their focus, as well as the 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 during the procedure of state accreditation 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 benefits provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation upon admission, and to provide full-time students with a deferment from conscription for military service. It is important to remember that only accredited university has the right to issue a graduate diploma of higher professional education of the state standard, which gives the right to further admission to the magistracy, and is also recognized by employers of both state and non-state institutions.

Certificate of state accreditation issued to the educational institution Valid only with Application to him. It is in the Appendix that a list of all accredited professional educational programs is indicated, according to which the university has the right to provide the above benefits to students and issue a state-recognised diploma upon completion.

If the state accreditation is not passed or it has expired, the university issues " standard diploma».

If an educational institution opens a new specialty or is itself newly formed, then it cannot have a certificate of state accreditation, because. the accreditation procedure, both for the university as a whole and for a new specialty separately, is carried out only after the first graduation. In this case, students of the first graduation should in the process of studying be interested in the administration of the university with the question of whether an application for accreditation has been submitted and whether the university will have time to receive a certificate of state accreditation by the time they finish their studies. In the absence of an accreditation certificate for any reason at the time of the first issue, students may be issued a "diploma of the established sample" or "diploma of the state sample", which, when checked in the federal data bank of documents on education of the state sample, may be invalidated.

Accreditation of university branches takes place in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, together with the state accreditation of head educational institutions, tk. they are their divisions. Information on the accreditation of the branch, as well as on its accredited educational programs, is indicated in the Appendix to the certificate of accreditation of the parent higher education institution. The head 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 is a recognition of the level of an educational institution or its merits by any public or professional organizations, unions, 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.

By Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 18, 2013 No. 1039, a new Regulation on state accreditation of educational activities (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation) was approved. Accordingly, the former regulatory legal documents on state accreditation of educational activities from this moment lose their force.

It is important to note that according to this Decree, certificates of state accreditation held by organizations engaged in educational activities, issued to them before September 1, 2013, are subject to re-issuance by accreditation bodies before January 1, 2016 on the basis of applications from these organizations.

To whom do the terms of the document apply?

The Regulation establishes the procedure for conducting state accreditation of the educational activities of educational organizations, organizations providing training, as well as individual entrepreneurs, with the exception of individual entrepreneurs directly engaged in educational activities (hereinafter referred to as organizations engaged in 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 the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation exercising the powers transferred 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 a number of documents and information specified in the Regulations are attached. The application forms and the information attached to it on 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 the documents attached to it shall be submitted in one of the following ways:

a) on paper or by registered mail with a description of the attachment and a return receipt;

b) in the form of an electronic document signed with an electronic signature.

The accreditation body within 1 working day conducts their acceptance according to the inventory and registration.

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) the availability of a license to carry out educational activities according to the declared educational programs, for state accreditation;

c) 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 filling of the application and the attached documents, the 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 notification.

4. In case of non-compliance of the submitted documents with the requirements of the Regulation, the applicant receives a notification of non-compliance, as well as information that in order to conduct state accreditation, it is necessary to submit to the accreditation body correctly executed and completed application and attached documents and (or) missing documents within 2 months.

Otherwise, the applicant will be denied acceptance and consideration of documents, 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 the refusal of state accreditation or deprivation of its state accreditation.

The basis for terminating the consideration by the accreditation body of the application and the attached documents and returning them to the applicant is the entry into force of the court decision on the administrative suspension of activities or on the annulment of the license for educational activities during the state accreditation procedure.

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, according to the educational programs declared for state accreditation, to federal state educational standards.

When conducting an accreditation examination of educational activities in educational programs that ensure the implementation of educational standards, accreditation examination in terms of the content of training students 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 handed over against signature to its authorized representative.

6. The accreditation body considers the conclusion of the expert group and decides on the compliance or non-compliance of the content and quality of training of students in an organization engaged in educational activities, including in each of its branches, with federal state educational standards in terms of each level of education, an enlarged group of professions, specialty and directions of training, which include educational programs declared for state accreditation, and makes a decision on state accreditation or on refusal of state accreditation.

7. When making a decision on state accreditation, the accreditation body issues a certificate of state accreditation to the organization carrying out educational activities with an appendix. A certificate without an attachment is not valid.

Validity period of the accreditation certificate:

a) 6 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities for the implementation of basic professional educational programs;

b) 12 years - for an organization carrying out educational activities for the implementation of basic general education programs.

8. The accreditation body refuses state accreditation of an organization carrying out educational activities, if one of the following grounds exists:

a) identification of false information in the documents submitted by the organization carrying out educational activities;

b) the presence of a negative conclusion of the expert group.

9. An educational organization or an organization providing training that has arisen as a result of reorganization in the form of a merger, division or spin-off, or another educational organization or organization that has been reorganized in the form of accession to it, is issued a temporary certificate for 1 year.

10. For the issuance of a certificate (temporary certificate), a state duty is paid in the amount 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 an accreditation certificate, issuing a duplicate in case of loss or damage to the certificate with an attachment, the procedure for suspending, renewing, terminating and depriving state accreditation.

The full document can be viewed, for example, on the Garant website.

What to do?

1. Read the document carefully.

2. Make a decision on the timing of reissuing a certificate or passing state accreditation. Make a plan.

2. Contact the accreditation body. Consult on your questions.

Accreditation under the new rules

Recently, increased attention has been paid by Rosobrnadzor, the Ministry of Education to the quality of education in universities. Checks and constant monitoring of the educational process are carried out.

Based on the analysis of various data, recommendations are given on the termination of the work of inefficient and low-quality educational institutions. There is a revocation of the license and accreditation of such a university (college, school)

However, often the leadership of such organizations is in no hurry to notify their students about this and continue to conduct educational activities. Moreover, they continue to recruit students and accept tuition fees, taking advantage of the ignorance of applicants about the true state of affairs at the institute.

In order not to get into such a situation, and when choosing a university upon admission, the first thing that applicants should pay attention to is the availability of a license for the right to conduct educational activities and accreditation.

Since 2011, licenses have been issued indefinitely, but this does not mean that it cannot be revoked. Scheduled inspections by Rosobrnadzor are carried out no more than once every three years (this must be borne in mind). But in the event of complaints and appeals, the frequency of inspections is not limited.

Key points to pay attention to:

• The name of the university in the license must match the name in all documents, orders, contracts, certificates of the university, including the diploma.
• The address of the university indicated in the license is the legal address and may not coincide with the place of your study. Most importantly, this address must match the address specified in the Charter of the university and in the contract for the provision of paid educational services.
• The license has an application - one or more. The applications indicate the educational programs for which the university has the right to teach, so you should pay attention to this when choosing a university and a specialty in which you want to study. Applications issued recently under the new form also indicate the places where educational activities are carried out.

3. You can also check the educational organization on this page of Rosobrnadzor (search for organizations or individual entrepreneurs engaged in educational activities according to state-accredited educational programs)