Introduction. In the Chelyabinsk region, as a major industrial area of Russia, there is an acute need for training qualified personnel for production, the social sector, and the agro-industrial complex. To address this issue, the educational strategy TEMP74 has been developed, aimed at creating a network of specialized education, integrating career guidance with training, and providing conditions for school students to make informed choices about their future professions.
Aim. To present mechanisms for the design and functioning of the network of specialised education, and to determine the approaches and grounds for selecting the content of specialised education in general education organisations.
Methods. During the preparation of the article, an analysis was carried out regulatory documents, scientific publications, and practices related to specialised education, career guidance, and early vocational training, first of all, in schools in the Chelyabinsk region.
Results. Within the framework of designing specialised education at the regional level, normative and scientific-methodological conditions for its implementation have been identified.
The scientific novelty of the research lies in the definition of methodological approaches and foundations for designing the content of specialised education.
The practical significance is determined by the possibility of applying the obtained results for designing a model of specialised education in schools.