In the article the problems of high forest education are considered. The problems associated with organization of an effective training process for the forest sector specialists have been highlighted. The urgency of raising the qualification and competence of specialists of the forest industry by using innovative teaching methods in training is justified. Possibilities of use of distance educational technologies for training of students and for improvement of professional skills of workers of the enterprises of forest sector are considered. Possibilities of the development of distance learning technologies which are realized by the international project of cross-border cooperation of South-East Finland and Russia KS1027 “Digital forester pedagogy”(DIGIFOR) are presented.
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