State Accreditation is the procedure of confirming that educational activities comply with the requirements of the federal state educational standard for professional education programs. State accreditation is conducted by the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science. It is a voluntary process but mandatory for all educational institutions seeking state accreditation. The result of passing state accreditation is the issuance of a certificate of state accreditation to the educational organization, valid for six years. If violations (deviations) from the federal state educational standard (FSES) requirements are identified, the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) has the right to issue directives, conduct unscheduled federal state quality control of education, and suspend or deny state accreditation. This information is communicated to the founder, regional executive authorities, and prosecution bodies.
The accreditation of educational institutions in Russia was first established in 1992 through the Federal Law «On Education.» Russia was among the first European countries to introduce accreditation and develop its own methodology for evaluating education quality, drawing on the experience of the United States. Under the Committee for Higher Education of the Ministry of Science of the Russian Federation (later known as the State Committee of the Russian Federation for Higher Education and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation), the Department of Licensing, Accreditation, and Nostrification was created based on the State Center for Accreditation and Certification of the State Committee of the RSFSR for Science and Higher Education, headed by A. A. Kushel. The National Agency for Education (Rosakkredagentstvo), the first accreditation agency, was established on April 18, 1995, in Yoshkar-Ola by the order of the State Committee for Higher Education.
From 2002 to 2023, Aleksei Fomkin was an expert at the Federal Service for Supervision in Education and Science, responsible for overseeing various educational programs. Over the specified period, Aleksei Fomkin conducted more than 35 expert evaluations in total.
| IGSTA Code | Integrated Groups of Specialities and Training Areas (IGSTA) | Level of education | Term of authority |
| 44.00.00 | Education and Pedagogical Sciences | Secondary vocational education | December 3, 2023 |
| 50.00.00 | Art Studies | Secondary vocational education | December 3, 2023 |
| 51.00.00 | Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects | Secondary vocational education | December 3, 2023 |
| 52.00.00 | Performing Arts and Literary Activity | Secondary vocational education | December 3, 2023 |
| No division into integrated groups of specialities/industries | Secondary general education | December 3, 2023 | |
| No division into integrated groups of specialities/industries | Basic general education | December 3, 2023 | |
| No division into integrated groups of specialities/industries | Primary general education | December 3, 2023 | |
| 44.00.00 | Education and Pedagogical Sciences | Higher education – Specialist degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 51.00.00 | Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects | Higher education – Specialist degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 52.00.00 | Performing Arts and Literary Activity | Higher education – Specialist degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 37.00.00 | Psychological Sciences | Higher education – Training personnel of higher qualification | December 3, 2023 |
| 44.00.00 | Education and Pedagogical Sciences | Higher education – Training personnel of higher qualification | December 3, 2023 |
| 50.00.00 | Art Studies | Higher education – Training personnel of higher qualification | December 3, 2023 |
| 51.00.00 | Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects | Higher education – Training personnel of higher qualification | December 3, 2023 |
| 52.00.00 | Performing Arts and Literary Activity | Higher education – Training personnel of higher qualification | December 3, 2023 |
| 37.00.00 | Psychological Sciences | Higher education – Master’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 44.00.00 | Education and Pedagogical Sciences | Higher education – Master’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 50.00.00 | Art Studies | Higher education – Master’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 51.00.00 | Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects | Higher education – Master’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 52.00.00 | Performing Arts and Literary Activity | Higher education – Master’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 37.00.00 | Psychological Sciences | Higher education – Bachelor’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 44.00.00 | Education and Pedagogical Sciences | Higher education – Bachelor’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 50.00.00 | Art Studies | Higher education – Bachelor’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 51.00.00 | Cultural Studies and Socio-Cultural Projects | Higher education – Bachelor’s degree | December 3, 2023 |
| 52.00.00 | Performing Arts and Literary Activity | Higher education – Bachelor’s degree | December 3, 2023 |