Nowadays, professional retraining is among the tasks of a higher educational institution. The demand for professional retraining programs is justified by a number of requirements put forward by the Ministry of Labor of the Russian Federation (professional standards) and the need of some citizens to acquire additional competences in the field of physical education and sports. The article analyzes the process of formation of the contingent of trainees in the supplementary education programs of professional retraining "University Physical Education Teacher" culminating in certification as "Physical Education Teacher. Coach" in the period from 2014 through 2019. The study of the contingent – gender-and age-specific characteristics, access qualification, kind of sport, level of sports qualification-is essential for further improvement of the educational process under the program of professional retraining and development of the system of further vocational education in general.