Shift ing Non-Core Functions to External Contractors by Educational Institutions in the City of Perm as a Means of Th eir Performance Improvement

The article summarizes the first results of using outsourcing by the educational institution of the town of Perm as a means of improving effectiveness of their activities. The transfer of non-core educational functions to external specialized organizations cannot only save budget money of the institutions and guide it to a salary increase of the personnel or the acquisition of new equipment, but also allows the head of the institution to focus his attention on the organization of the educational process. One of the features of the article is a description of the technology of transferring works and services to the external contractor. This technology was developed by the Department of Education in the administration of Perm and used in practice of schools, day-care centre, and institutions of additional/further education.The analysis of the transfer of the non-core functions by the educational institutions of Perm to external actors allows the following conclusions to be drawn: outsourcing can really be considered a way to improve the efficiency of spending resources, primarily, the time and financial resources, with the quality of the functions performing being increased. Outsourcing companies are interested in working with the budget sector and qualitative performing their obligations (last year only six cases of termination of the contract with an outsourcing company were recorded). Freed resources (personnel, funds, facilities etc.) are directed at improving the quality of educational services: development of methodological software; renewal of the park of computers at schools; improving the developing environment in kindergartens; enhancing the incentive part of the salary of basic employees-teachers and educators.