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This paper discusses the key issues of forestry workers training in Croatia, especially dealing with the providers of vocational training, their profile, training procedures and measures necessary for training improvement. A combined approach of literature review, internet search and questionnaire of training providers was applied in order to collect data on training programmes conducted in Croatia. The research was conducted during 2016 and it included 94 legal entities authorized for occupational safety training in the Republic of Croatia, with the respect to safe working practice training and vocational training for operating machinery (chainsaw and/or skidder). The analysis employed basic descriptive statistics. Research results showed that 30.85% of analysed legal entities provide only training for safe working practice, 15.96% provide both trainings – safe work practice and vocational training for operating machinery, 5.32% of analysed entities provide only vocational training for operating machinery, 31.91% do not carry out any form of training in forestry, while 15.96% did not want to answer questions. On the other hand, 15.56% of the same legal entities, which do not carry out any training or did not answer these questions, have on their official website posted services for vocational training in operating machinery (chainsaw and/or skidder). The key findings of the conducted research have pointed out the great heterogeneity amongst providers of forestry workers training, and certain reductions or limitations in the current training programs, both from the aspect of duration of the theoretical and practical training, and the use of non-transparent criteria and standards in the assessment of training. As an example of successful solution in forestry workers training, European Chainsaw Standard model (ECS) is shortly presented in the paper. Discussion and conclusion part provides an overview of legislative and organizational requirements for the application of previously developed European model (ECS) in the building of certification system for training of forestry workers in Croatia.