Analysis of international trends in the development of corporate additional education

The article discusses scientific research on the problem of professional additional education, reflecting the functioning and development of corporate universities in modern society and the prospects for their use in the future. Based on the results of sociological research, the growth of demand for digital learning tools is indicated as part of the implementation of advanced training of employees, their acquisition of new professional competencies through the educational structures of organizations; the presence of the need of employees for professional rethinking is noted. It is revealed that there is no single definition of a corporate university in the scientific literature, however, in theoretical and methodological terms, this concept can be considered from the perspective of the concept of adult education, their post-education and retraining. The possible sources of funding for training within corporate universities are analyzed, target groups are considered as well as directions of educational programs.