Review article

The article presents a description of the common systemic problems in the sphere of continuing professional education in the Russian Federation. Tasks, the solving of which is necessary for ensuring a high quality extended professional education in the field of the motor transport, are analyzed in detail. On the basis of generalization of information concerning the work of specialized organizations, there has been made up a scheme of process of continuing professional education programs` implementation. In the scheme, the so-called «pain points» are specified, these are the tasks that need to be urgently addressed. For each «pain point», the authors provide a description of causes and measures to be taken in order to solve the problem.