One of the directions of improving management in the higher education system in the conditions of innovation is the training of managers in the field of education. As you know, the formation of professional competence of education managers must be carried out in accordance with innovative changes in the field of education. In the article, having analyzed the prepared works on improving management in the field of education in recent years, the review of scientific projects carried out in this direction was conducted at the Kazakh national pedagogical University named after Abay. These works show an increase in the need for training managers in the field of education. The updated curricula in accordance with the law «On the status of a teacher», which describes the educational programs «Management in education» for master’s and doctoral studies and the elective course «Management in higher education», developed to meet these needs, are described as models for future specialists. Services, activities and training results of the future specialist are presented.