Both the certification and professional development of the teaching staff is under discussion as crucial issues of the national educational policy. This article presents the theoretical modeling of the certification system that aims at not just fixing the level of professional skills but encouraging in the teachers the sense of update and development («certification for development») in the frameworks of the "360 degrees" Model.

The author of the article conducted a survey of teachers of general education institutions in 15 regions of our country, the purpose of which was to determine the satisfaction of teachers with vocational education (advanced training) programs. It was found that more than 70 % of teachers are not satisfied, or are not fully satisfied with the quality of such programs.