Formation of a Continuous Education System in the Digital Environment

The article considers the concept of continuous education, emphasizes its priority as a socially and economically significant component of social development. The factors that determine the formation of the continuous education mechanism are identified: the widespread use of information and communication technologies, the merger of financial markets, the aging of the population, and the deregulation of markets. Continuing education performs professional, social and personal functions. The study of approaches to the formation of an education system throughout life made it possible to identify the main directions for the formation of a system of lifelong education and the effects received by the adult population.