Górnicze szkolnictwo zawodowe w okresie transformacji ustrojowej

The article describes changes in vocational education of mining industry which came up in Upper Silesia Region in restructuring process of underground mining sector. The consequence of broadly planned employment reduction was generation gap and incapacitation to relieve qualified staff in underground coal mines. There were presented the results of self - created research conducted between students of Centrum Kształcenia Kadr Górnictwa. The results concerned student motivation to start school. The purpose of research was to discover answers to question what work and work - environment factors result in stimulating development of professional competences of workers employed in underground mining plants.