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Abstract: The article reveals the basic content of social practical training of technological and economic content. Social technological and economic practical training is an innovation in the system of technological education, it is aimed at the changes of socio-cultural reality of contemporary Russian society, of the model of everyday behavior and economonic activity of every person. Methodological perspective of implementation os social technological and economic practical trainings is founded on project-based and activity-based teaching methods, which meets the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard. Social technological and economic training is held in the establishments – social partners of school – where the students may consult experts on the topic of their project. Social technological and economic practical trainings are a part of educational phenomenon of STEM-education. The experience of social practical training of Lyceum № 110 in Ekaterinburg for the 8-9th and 10th grades is described in this article. Social technological practical training takes place in the Scientific Development and Production Centre “Avtomatika” n.a. N.A. Semikhatov. The topics of such practical trainings are “Microcircuit Development”, “Development of Testing Systems for Integral Microcircuits” and the analysis of archive records kept at the museum of Scientific Development and Production Centre “Avtomatika”. During such practical training the employees of the Centre conduct excursions in the Museum of Scientific Development and Production Centre “Avtomatika”, show space systems, explain the principles of work of a rocket and describe the work of Academician N.A. Semikhatov. Mentors of social practical trainings are teachers working in unusual environment, they are often volunteers and work overtime. The priorities of social and economic development set up new requirements to school leavers: they should be able to build effective communicative strategy and be ready to constant professional self-development.