the process of growth of the educational (general and professional) potential of the individual throughout life on the basis of the use of the system of state and public institutions and in accordance with the needs of the individual and society. The need for continuous education is due to the progress of science and technology, the wide spread of innovative technologies. The purpose of continuing professional education is to develop independence, purposefulness and responsibility in students, to strengthen the ability to adapt to the transformations taking place in the economy, culture and society as a whole, as well as in professional life.