The article is devoted to the topical problem of formation of economic culture of a teacher in the system of additional professional education in the conditions of introduction of the new course «Financial literacy» in educational institutions of the Altai territory. The authors presented the results of the analysis of professional difficulties of teachers in the development of financial literacy, methodological support and evaluation of new educational achievements of students, suggested types of tasks, directed to formation of value-semantic component of the economic culture of a teacher.

Key words: economic culture, financial literacy, personal and professional development of teachers.