Published: 15 April 2017
The article deals with the problems of professional training of personnel for local self-government bodies. Based on the data obtained during the survey of the heads of rural settlements of the Kashirsky district of the Voronezh region, the author reveals the specific difficulties of the existing system of training and professional development, and also substantiates the need to implement a comprehensive program for the development of the system of training and retraining of municipal personnel.