Editorial

Abstract

The initiative for professional standards regulation for all professions has come from the Russian State in 2012. A Presidential decree was issued in May 2012 introducing development of professional standards for all professions not having standards. The corresponding government regulation wasissued in January 2013. The approach to professional standard regulation is blended: involvement of both the state and ofthe professional communities is implied. The state has issued the general regulation, at the same time thegovernment regulation suggests that the standards are developed by professional bodies/associations and submitted for approval to the Ministry of Labor. Thus the introduction of professional standardsfor all professions became part of social and professional reality. The primary initiators of «Coach» professional standard development were three professional bodies: National Guild of Professional Consultants, Professional Association of Russian-Speaking Coaches, and ICF-Russia chapter.