Continuing education needs for chemical engineering specialists

Abstract

Rapid changes and speedy development of research and measurement methods induce chemical engineering enterprises to work hard in order to deepen employees’ knowledge and skills. No enterprise would be able to compete successfully in the market unless it invests into staff improvement and/or professional development. Such an investment should be long-term, as only then it will bring about the desired results. A special questionnaire was prepared to evaluate educational needs for specialists in chemical measurement institutions. Questions were given to more than 50 chemical institutions that are spread throughout Lithuania. Twenty-two questions were included for the investigation of continuing education forms, its duration and needs. In this publication, some results of the investigation related to the most important continuing education principles have been presented.