Postgraduate training of the specialists in tourism sector

Purpose. The article highlights the features and value of postgraduate training in the field of tourism. An important step to improve the efficiency and quality of tourism is an organization of professional preparation, training and retraining of professionals working in this field. Methods. As the tourism market is extremely dynamic, diversified and fleeting, only a systematic and continuous development of knowledge workers will ensure the adaptability and flexibility of the tourism business. Given the current educational trends in continuing education consider necessary to implement training for the tourism business training. Postgraduate seminar training allows employees to tourism businesses to gain new knowledge and skills, to master modern information technologies in tourism, new approaches to master the organization and management tourism activity. Results: Attention is paid to the basic concept of professional development and professional training – the professional development specialists forms professional development of tourism industry professionals and training in such forms as short-term training, self-study, internships, field education, informative tour.