Peculiarities of Formation and Implementation of State Policy in the Field of Continuous Education in Ukraine

The main purpose of the article is to highlight the peculiarities of the formation of the system of continuing education in Ukraine. The evolution of the views of scientists of different periods on the need for continuing education is analyzed. The influence of government institutions on the creation of regulatory and legal and organizational support for the implementation of state policy for the development of continuing education in modern Ukraine. The role of the state in the implementation of primary and secondary school reforms for the formation of quality knowledge as a basis for the development of the individual and his need to learn throughout life. The article analyzes the effect of legal and organizational mechanisms of public management of the system of continuing education in the conditions of innovative development of society and implementation of educational reforms. The main problems of legal and organizational nature regarding the formation of a single educational space as a favorable environment for the development of continuing education are identified. On the example of educational institutions of Ukraine the efficiency of mechanisms of public management of the system of continuous education and quality assurance of education in the conditions of application of innovative technologies of education is estimated.