Development of Principles for Identifying Unfair Behavior of a Counterparty in the Field of Additional Professional Education

In modern conditions for the successful functioning and development of the subjects of economic activity in Russia requires special attention to the economic security of the enterprise. One of the tasks of sustainable development of the subject of economic activity is to check the counterparty for good faith. Optimal choice of counterparty serves as a guarantee of economic security and solvency of the enterprise. According to the study "Caution and prudence of Russian business: trends and facts", conducted by IPT GROUP in 2017, 85% of Russian companies check the integrity of counterparties, while the remaining 15% of companies are at risk. Experts also note that the main aspect affecting tax risks is the problem of counterparty dishonesty. Checking of counterparty should be carried out in all spheres of activities, including in the sphere of additional professional education. Vocational training programs give the state and the employer an opportunity in a fairly short time to ensure not only the required level of competence of specialists, but also labor mobility of citizens and directing the potential of labor force to the development of new industries, types of economic activity, necessary for the sustainable development of the country. The growing demand for additional vocational education has been noted by many researchers (Darin Oviatt, Jacob Burdis, Richard West, Zenger J.T., Walker J.). However, along with such development comes the problem of ensuring the appropriate quality of education. V.V. Shehovtsov and I.L. Gonik singled out one of the significant problems of the VET system in Russia - insufficient level of additional education in a number of private companies, which do not have a teaching staff and necessary equipment meeting modern requirements. There are almost no studies devoted to the detection of signs of dishonest behavior of a contractor in the field of further vocational education. Close to this topic of research is considered in the work of Gerieva M.Kh. and Ryabova A.A. The authors consider the problem of unscrupulous organizations in the field of distance education. This work shows that there are problems associated with dishonest behavior of organizations in the field of VET. Due to the lack of a unified method of checking the contractor and the absence of a reference model, organizations (customers) are forced to conduct their own checks based on the experience gained. An important factor contributing to the need for a reference model are high costs incurred by the organization (customer) in independent verification of a potential contractor. Based on the study, processing and analysis of normative-legal acts of the Russian Federation, regulating the sphere of VET, a reference model of VET organization has been developed. The created model is the result of creation of the most realistic, achievable image of a bona fide organization, providing educational services under VET programs. Empirical testing of the author's reference model has been conducted on state, non-profit (non-state) and commercial organizations. In the course of testing the companies managed to identify additional criteria for evaluating the organizations providing educational services under VET programs. Upon completion of the optimization of the organization's reference model, a scheme of verification of a potential contractor providing services under VET programs has been constructed. In order to systematize and optimize the process of organization's due diligence through the use of open sources of information, the OSINT mind-map has been built. The results of the research will allow customers to conduct due diligence of a potential contractor in a fairly short time, without significant financial and time costs, safeguarding their organization from unscrupulous organizations.