Аутсорсинг как форма государственно-частного партнёрства в системе общего образования

The purpose of the work is to identify the problems of outsourcing as a form of public-private partnership in the general education system of St. Petersburg. The format of the work is research. The paper considers the term “public-private partnership” through the definition of this phenomenon in foreign countries. The experience of interaction between the public and private sectors is analyzed, the forms of public-private partnership used are identified in the field of preschool and school education of foreign countries. Conducting an analysis of regulatory documents in Russia governing outsourcing in the form of public-private partners in state educational institutions. The approaches to the implementation of outsourcing in the organization are highlighted. A survey of the heads of educational organizations of the general education system of St. Petersburg made it possible to identify the features of outsourcing as a form of public-private partnership in the general education system of St. Petersburg, including emerging problems. Proposals have been made to improve the efficiency of outsourcing implementation in state organizations of general education in St. Petersburg. Key words: public-private partnership (PPP), PPP forms, system of the general education, outsourcing as a form of PPP, outsourcing implementation problems.