Definition of Learning Needs as a Necessary Element of the Learning Process

The article identifies the features of professional training of civil servantsin the formation of a new paradigm of public management of laborresources, which provides for its dependence on external socio-economic environment, the direction of civil servants to develop public-private partnership, the relationship of learning with active self-education, self-improvement civil servants, introduction of new forms of management of the educational process, effective involvement of employees of personnelservices of public authoritiesto participate in the development and implementation of professional training programs for civil servants and officials of local governments; connection of training with further career growth of civil servants, ensuring the dependence of the content of training on public, regional, organizational and individual educational needs of civil servants. The definition of training needs of civilservants, the main among which are the needs for knowledge, skills and abilities in the competent use of regulations, business communication and new information technologies.