V.V. Domozhir

The level of erudition of the population, development of educational and scientific structure become an indispensable condition of development of the region, as conducting which resources the new knowledge, the innovational activity, new production techniques act. Development of economy of knowledge, or new economy when creation, distribution, a swap and use of the information provide the deciding contribution to economy, transforms an education system into one of the most investments-attractive spheres of the Kaluga region. In the Kaluga area educational activity 27 establishments VPO carry out, including 1 state high school and 15 branches of the state high schools. On budgetary places the set in 15 high schools of area (53 %), total of budgetary places about 11039, from them under the internal form of training - 7855, on internal - in absentia - 849, on in absentia - 2335 is carried out. On a contract basis in the Kaluga area 24983 students, from them under the internal form of training - 9098 person, on internal - in absentia - 1246, on in absentia-14639 are trained. For today the area annually prepares about 800 experts for industrial branch of region, thus the need for the staff of the industrial enterprises of area is much higher - about 1500 person.