Introduction. The socio-economic instability of single-industry towns, often built around scientific, military-industrial, or nuclear enterprises, poses a threat to national security, undermines the functioning of the national innovation system and the country’s key industrial sectors. Preserving a labour market with a workforce of the required qualifications remains a key factor in the well-being of such towns. End-to-end personnel training at the interface of secondary vocational education (SVE) and higher education (HE) can help sustain the labour market and reduce youth outmigration.
Aim. To determine the factors and prerequisites for creating end-to-end training of personnel for town-forming enterprises at the SVE–HE interface.
Methods. The study employed content analysis of scientific publications and online informational and analytical materials, as well as analysis of educational programmes implemented by universities and vocational colleges in single-industry towns.
Results. The demand for systems of end-to-end personnel training at the SVE–HE interface has been confirmed through an analysis of existing practices of workforce training for town-forming enterprises. Based on the analysis, the main directions of interaction between labour market participants and educational institutions in single-industry towns have been identified.
Scientific novelty. The study substantiates the feasibility of a new approach to training personnel for town-forming enterprises. It consists in close interaction between two levels of professional education, namely SVE and HE.
Practical significance. The obtained results can be used to substantiate design methods and management models for systems of end-to-end training of personnel for single-industry town enterprises.