Kształcenie archiwistów w Małopolsce

The article presents the contemporary model of the archivist training in Poland within the framework of vocational education system. In accordance with the provisions of law, the technician profession can be attained in a two-year post-secondary school and after finishing qualifying professional courses. Core subjects implemented within the framework of theoretical and empirical vocational education which are the basis of the training were presented. The system of exams confirming the qualifications in archivist profession and the aims of vocational training in the context of dynamically changing needs of the labour and employers market are depicted. The factors determining the graduate's choice of post-secondary school and their choice of archives technician specialization were explained on the basis of own reasearch conducted in post-secondary schools in Lesser Poland region.