Scientific paper ID 2326 : 2022/3

The development of professional development programs for railway employees aims to provide a systematic approach to the planning, coordination and implementation of the professional development of employees. It is intended primarily for the senior management of the relevant railway company and the management and employees of the department responsible for human resource development. Most often, it serves as a basis for determining the need and method of training employees to improve their competencies, for quality performance of current duties and work in the conditions of increasing opening of the market of railway services, as well as for adaptation to technological changes in infrastructure, rolling stock and means of communication.

The purpose of the study is to formulate the main directions for human capital development and the scope of the necessary trainings at the different management levels in a railway transport enterprise, based on pre-formulated strategic target directions.

Expected development and analyzes in railway transport, not only in the investigated enterprise, show the need for training in the following areas:

o development of digital skills,

o development of management skills,

o budget planning and technical-economic planning,

o specific trainings for ERP systems,

o highly specialized training and retraining in areas related to the safety of train traffic and additional training mainly related to the delivery of new equipment.