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Abstract: The article, based on sociological and pedagogical research, identifies common problems of development of volunteering movement in Russia. The purpose of the article is to work out ideas that could be used to create a system of management of children and youth volunteering activity in schools. Systematic organization of volunteer activities of schoolchildren would make it possible to involve in volunteering all age groups, to engage them in different volunteering practices. Professional training of teachers as volunteering managers may gradually influence the formation of social norms of volunteer labor. It could also affect Russian young people's awareness on the essence of volunteer participation and would reduce the number of one-time volunteer initiatives and occasional volunteering. The authors see the way to improve professional training of future teachers in the formation of their volunteering managing competences. The article proposes to introduce a practice-oriented module in the curriculum of training bachelors in the field of "Pedagogical Education". A special feature of this module is its focus on the solution of the problems which really take place in the organization and management of volunteering movement in Russia. In the course of three-stage study, students learn different social roles (researcher, participant or volunteer and volunteering movement manager). The developed educational module provides each student with an opportunity to gain experience, which is necessary for both personal and professional formation of an expert. Professional training of future teachers in this field is necessary for the development of a regional system of management of volunteering movement.