Practical training of students of University in the administration and the executive authorities of Region as a condition for professional development (on the example of the project “Continuous practice”)

Shown is the role of practical training of students of higher education in the administration and executive authorities of the region in a dispersed format as a condition for professional development and a source of improving the level of soft skills. The article reveals the work experience gained at the Institute of Humanities and Language Communications of the Pskov State University within the framework of the project “Continuous Practice” in 2019–2021. An experimental test of the effectiveness of the proposed methodological approach for involving students in practical training in a dispersed format in the executive authorities of the region was carried out, an increase in the relative number of students who showed medium and high levels of readiness for professional activity was shown.