Assessment of managerial competencies in the formation of the personnel reserve of candidates for senior positions in the education system of the Moscow region

Global transformation processes in society, science, and politics require meeting new chal- lenges. In modern conditions, managers in the field of education need not only have fundamental profes- sional knowledge, but also be leaders who are able to withstand emerging challenges and have highly de- veloped managerial skills. Therefore, various aspects of assessing the managerial competencies of candidates for the personnel reserve of managers in the field of education are very relevant. The objectives of the article are to analyze empirical data of assessment procedure made to evaluate the managerial competencies of can- didates for the Personnel Reserve in the education system of the Moscow region, to identify significant correla- tions between key competencies for the formation of development programs, and also to update the compe- tency model of the head of an educational organization which is currently in use. To process the data, statistic methods, as well as paired correlation analysis, were used. Competencies both developed at a high level and requiring targeted strengthening in most candidates are identified, significant interrelations of the competen- cies under study are highlighted, as well as changes to the competency assessment model are proposed.