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The aim of the work was finding didactic contents which should be the subject of the system of improving qualifications of the female specialists of the rural household. The job of the female specialists of the rural household, like that of the whole advisory staff of the Agricultural Advisory Centres, is done in similar conditions. However, it shows fundamental differences in the contents of the fulfilled tasks. That is why the social-professional characteristics of the female advisory specialists and their activity together with factors influencing their job have been drawn. The research was conducted in 1993. It concerned 102 female specialists of the rural household working in nine chosen Agricultural Advisory Centres. As a result of the conducted research it has been found that only 27% respondents had university degree, while the rest 73% - secondary education. The female specialists submitted the following main tasks: rational nutrition of the family, aesthetic setting of the farm, creating additional sources of income and the production of healthy food. All respondents confirmed the necessity of improving qualifications in many branches of science. These branches should show wholistic approach to problems which wait to be solved by women living in the country. The authors suggested didactic contents which should be included in the projected system of the improving qualifications of the advisory staff.