Directions of Public Administration Professionalisation in the Slovak Republic

The paper identifies the framework of the public administration system in the Slovak Republic, considering its professionalisation. The aim of the paper is to demonstrate the process of the public administration transformation and legislation and the basic features of the existing model, to identify the main categories of public administration employees, and to indicate their professional development. Secondary analysis of primary legislation, and statistical data were applied in the research. The paper highlights the professional training of public employees as a lifelong process that follows the acquisition of qualification prerequisites and professional experience. The professionalisation of public administration should by 2030 include the expansion of professional inservice training for employees in particular specific workplaces, the development of training programs, the training of employees in local self-government, the extension of managerial training for professional and senior employees in the state administration. The requirements of the state administration and self-government should be recognised and included in higher education. The quality level of education providers should be assessed and ranked with respect to quality ranking system of education providers, considering newly defined job positions and the uplifting of human resources in public administration.