Factors for Development of the Educational and Professional Qualification Profile of the Human Resources in the Machine Building Sector in Bulgaria

Along with cost optimization, the main reserve is the use of the workforce. Development opportunities depend not only on the level of equipment and technology, but also on the added value of the participants -managers, specialists, workers. The fundamental understanding should be that the workforce is not only a basic production factor, but also an important source of income for the enterprise. The purpose of this article is to analyse the main factors of the management of professional development and human resources qualification, influencing the production and economic results in the machine-building sector. The article is structured into two main sections. The first includes an analysis of the factors of the management of professional development and the qualification of the human resources, by examining their interrelations and links with the economic results by types of enterprises in the machine-building sector. The second section presents a model of the factors which are particularly important for achieving high economic results.