History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back ON THE HISTORY OF THE SYSTEM OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF THE WESTERN CRIMEA AND SEVASTOPOL OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX – BEGINNING OF THE XXI CENTURY) V.A. Dozmorov Throughout its history, vocational and technical education has always been the basis for the development of man and society. The study of the regional aspects of this topic seems to be very relevant. The article examines the history of educational institutions of the vocational and technical education system of the Western Crimea and Sevastopol and their role in the training of young specialists for the regional economy. The research is based on such methodological principles as: historicism, objectivity, consistency. The successful formation of a modern educational policy in the region, as well as a better understanding of the essence of the problems in the industry, the correct prioritization of the development of this area at the present stage contributes to the analysis of the evolution of the vocational and technical education system in the Crimea during the Soviet period. This is a time in the history of both our entire state and its regions due to a series of contradictory processes and phenomena that took place in all spheres of public life before. Keywords: history, network of educational institutions, vocational education, college, technical school, vocational school, Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol, Soviet Union. DOI: 10.25791/intstg.6.2022.1358 Pp. 03-09.