1. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of notion:
1.1. general and management sociology;
1.2. politology;
1.3. Latvian political system, united Europe and Latvia;
1.4. economics;
1.5. basics of communication;
1.6. civil protection.
2. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of understanding:
2.1. introduction to the speciality;
2.2. overall course on railway;
2.5. railway transport economics;
2.4. organization and management of a railway company;
2.5. transportation management databases;
2.6. automated control systems of railway transport;
2.7. professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.
3. The KNOWLEDGE at the level of use:
3.1. mathematics;
3.2. physics;
3.3. theoretical mechanics;
3.4. material resistance;
3.5. material science;
3.6. heat science;
3.7. flow mechanics;
3.8. interaction of rolling stock and track;
3.9. freight handling technology;
3.10. railway transport logistics;
3.11. train traffic organization;
3.12. transport communication systems;
3.13. freight management;
3.14. railway rolling stock design, theory, operation, development and maintenance;
3.15. railway transport organization, technology and management;
3.16. structure, design, operation and repair technology of infrastructure tracks, engineering and construction operation;
3.17. track machine design, theory, drive, construction, operation and maintenance;
3.18. safety analysis and quality assurance of technical means;
3.19. computer science, computer technology and programming of transport tasks;
3.20. official language;
3.21. two foreign languages at the communication level;
3.22. labour protection;
3.23. environmental protection;
3.24. legal employment relationship.

1. To understand the trends of transport development and the role of railway transport at a global, European and Latvian scale.
2. To understand European and Latvian laws and regulations in the field of railway transport.
3. To use theoretical knowledge and practical skills to formulate and deal with specific tasks in the field of railway transport.
4. To be able to improve one’s professional knowledge of the latest effective research achievements.
5. To be able to professionally systematize information, implement normative documents in a creative manner, prepare summary reports and publications.
6. To provide proposals for professional development training, improve the content of programs.
7. To be able to monitor the training process, improve organization and methodology thereof.
8. To have good knowledge of technical calculations and methods of determining the economical efficiency of new developments.
9. To be able to use control principles of railway transport and technical means, taking into account technical, financial and ergonomic factors.
10. To design functioning and internal logistics models for railway transport systems independently.
11. To be able to organize and manage design, maintenance and repair work of railway transport infrastructure, technical means and equipment.
12. To be able to organize and manage transport of passengers and freight using technical means and equipment of railway transport.
13. To know and utilize railway transport system and transfer process optimization methods and tools.
14. To be able to carry out railway transport technical means and equipment structure optimization calculations.
15. To be able to develop and introduce advanced mechanization methods of freight processing work.
16. To be able to analyse the costs of railway transport technical means service and repair, passenger and freight transport.
17. To be able to improve railway transport systems and processes, using advanced technology and experience.
18. To have good knowledge of railway transport normative documents, particularly rail traffic safety provisions.
19. To be able to organize group work, take part in group work.
20. To be able to effectively plan and manage projects.
21. To be able to gather information, present and substantiate it, adopt decisions independently.
22. To be able to use business software and prepare professional business documents.
23. To understand scientific advances and research results, be able to utilize them.
24. To comply with labour protection, fire safety and environmental protection requirements.
25. To understand ISO, European Union and other national standards in the field of railway transport.
26. To understand the requirements of technical documentation, materials, products and services.
27. To comply with ecology and environmental protection requirements.
28. To carry out scientific and research work.
29. To have a good command of the official language.
30. To know two foreign languages at the communication level.
31. To be able to apply standards, understand and use professional terminology in the official language and two foreign languages.

1. Ability to develop, improve and mange an integrated and balanced railway system.
2. Ability to design and develop advanced railway transport technological systems and technology that organically fit into international transport, ensuring use of methods of logistics thereof and promoting transport integration processes.
3. Ability to design and develop functioning systems of railway transport infrastructure, providing efficient and safe transportation of passengers and freight.
4. Ability to organize and implement in practice railway transport technological schemes and systems of passenger and freight transport.
5. Ability to assess the efficiency, productivity and safety of the technological processes of railway transport.
6. Ability to promote the effective use of internal logistics and information technology to manage the technological processes and technologies of railway transport.
7. Ability to design railway transport infrastructure and technical means, develop maintenance and repair technologies, introduce and improve them.
8. Ability to supervise the operation of railway transport infrastructure, technical means and special equipment.
9. Ability to organize and manage maintenance and repair work of railway transport infrastructure, technical means and equipment.
10. Ability to manage the implementation of high-tech and innovative processes in the field of railway transport.
11. Ability to improve a company’s organizational and management structures of operation, repair and service of railway transport technical means and equipment.
12. Ability to develop and introduce advanced freight processing techniques, mechanization and automation means in railway transport.
13. Ability to organize testing and certification of railway transport technical means, equipment and services.
14. Ability to develop modernization projects, design and technological documentation of railway transport technical equipment and means.
15. Ability to manage and educate staff, promote professional training and develop programs in the field of railway transport.
16. Ability to organize training and certification of railway transport specialists and service staff.
17. Ability to develop training courses and participate in implementation thereof in cooperation with railway transport professional organizations.
18. Ability to promote implementation of the latest technologies in a railway transport institution.
19. Ability to participate in the improvement of study programs in higher education institutions.
20. Ability to encourage, promote and manage research, development and improvement measures and innovation.
21. Ability to participate in fundamental and applied research in the field of railway transport.
22. Ability to design functioning processes of railway transport technological and technical means.
23. Ability to analyse, evaluate and optimize operating processes of technological and technical means in the field of railway transport.
24. Ability to participate in the implementation and development of international and European Union standards and normative documents in the field of railway transport.
25. Ability to analyse and evaluate production and economic work of railway transport bodies.
26. Ability to assess the functioning of railway transport and environmental safety thereof.
27. Ability to predict the development of railway transport.
28. Ability to prepare research and analytical reports and publications, scientific and educational materials in the field of railway transport.
29. Ability to work individually and in target groups.
30. Ability to manage employees.
31. Ability to build communication and cooperation at a vertical and horizontal level within an institution, have a good knowledge of the functioning and integration principles of railway transport.
32. Ability to communicate in the official language and two foreign languages.