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UDC 681.3:62.52 E.L. Cherkashina1,2, E.V. Pinevich2, O.V. Tsibizova1, 2025

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2025, № 7, pp. 71-80

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2025-7-71-80

Title

ADAPTIVE MODEL OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL TRAINING IN THE CONTEXT OF TECHNOLOGICAL MODERNIZATION OF THE COAL INDUSTRY

Authors

E.L. Cherkashina1,2, E.V. Pinevich2, O.V. Tsibizova1

1 Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, 127550, Russian Federation
2 Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russian Federation e-mail: bazilik@mail.ru

Authors Information

Cherkashina E.L. – PhD (Philological), Associate Professor of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language and General Theoretical Disciplines, Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, 127550, Russian Federation, Associate Professor of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russian Federation, e-mail: bazilik@mail.ru
Pinevich E.V. – PhD (Pedagogical), Associate Professor, Head of the Department, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, 105005, Russian Federation, e-mail: evpinevich@bmstu.ru
Tsibizova O.V. – PhD (Philological), Head of the Department of Russian as a Foreign Language and General Theoretical Disciplines, Russian State Agrarian University – Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, Moscow, 127550, Russian Federation, e-mail: cibizova_o@rgau-msha.ru

Abstract

The modern challenges of digital transformation in the coal industry make it critically important to radically rethink traditional approaches to professional training. Intensified implementation of automated control systems, robotic complexes, and AI technologies in the mining industry creates fundamentally new requirements for the competency profile of specialists. The purpose of the research is to develop a theoretically grounded adaptive model of continuous professional education that integrates traditional training methods with innovative digital learning technologies in the context of the specific needs of the coal industry. The methodological framework of the research is based on the application of a comprehensive approach, including system analysis, expert assessment methods, correlation-regression analysis, and modeling. The empirical database covers information on 847 specialists from 23 coal mining operations in the Kemerovo Region and the Komi Republic for the period 2020–2023, the results of a survey of 312 industry experts, and statistical indicators of professional mobility among personnel. The key results demonstrate a statistically significant correlation between the implementation of the adaptive training programs and a 23.7% increase in the labor productivity, a 31.4% decrease in the workplace injuries, and an increase in the professional mobility ratio from 0.34 to 0.67. The developed model ensures an 89.3% match of graduates competencies with the current needs of digitalized coal enterprises, while reducing the time required for young specialists to adapt by 2.1 times. The theoretical significance of the research lies in the conceptual justification of the principles of vocational training adaptability in the context of technological transformations. The practical value is defined by the possibility of direct application of the developed model in the corporate training system of coal mining companies and regional vocational training programs. Prospects for further research are related to the development of machine learning algorithms in order to personalize training paths as well as to creating digital twins of industrial processes for specialist training.

Keywords

Adaptive training, digitalization of the coal industry, professional competencies, continuous education, technological modernization, corporate training, workplace safety.

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For citation

Cherkashina E.L., Pinevich E.V., Tsibizova O.V. Adaptive model of continuous professional training in the context of technological modernization of the coal industry. Ugol’. 2025;(7): 71-80. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2025-7-71-80.

Paper Info

  • Received June 03, 2025
  • Reviewed June 17, 2025
  • Accepted June 27, 2025
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