The profession of educator has changed a lot compared to a century ago. Educators today face new challenges and skills every day, and by investing in their knowledge and training, they improve not only the quality of their professional development as a person, but also the institution where they work. It is important to mention that every educator should have a certain competence or more in order to perform the targeted task as well as possible or overcome every challenging situation that may they may find themselves in. Competences are also acquired through initial education obtained after completing a university program. After that, it is necessary to continuously improve in order to achieve the best possible results in their educational work. However, competences and professional development are not the only things that educator needs to go through in order to progress. Continuous training for the purpose of lifelong education is a key element by which we improve educational work. Therefore this thesis will analyze the contemporary modalities of lifelong education of educators in the city of Šibenik and its surroundings. The thesis consists of two parts. The first part is the theoretical part and includes chapters entitled: "Teaching profession", "Professional competencies of educators", "Lifelong education and training of educators", and "Modern modalities of lifelong education". The second part of the work is the research, which consists of a methodological approach to work and data analysis and interpretation. The research was conducted in the area of Šibenik and its surroundings. 60 respondents (educators) took part in the research. They filled out a survey questionnaire created via Google Forms. At the end of survey questionnaire, one open – type question was offered. This way the participants could give their ideas on how to improve the educational work, if they think it is necessary.