Based on trends in the socio-economic sphere of public life, in particular the education sector, and taking into account the specifics of the Russian coal mining industry enterprises, in this article the authors address the problem of the organization of training of the coal mining industry HR specialists. The role of these workers in coal mining enterprises is shown in the study. The impact of globalization, which has led to the obsolescence of knowledge and doesn’t guarantee the constancy of the work being done, even within the same industry, is noted. Views on investment in the development of human resources of an enterprise are analyzed. Based on the use of their own methods, the authors give a vision of the profile of an HR specialist of coal mining enterprises. A critical analysis of the organization of training of HR specialists, depending on customer requirements, is presented. In conclusion, the work gives practical recommendations on the organization of HR specialists training.