The article reveals the peculiarities of the organization of the educational process in post graduate pedagogical educational institutions under modern conditions caused by emergency situations (epidemiological situation, war, etc). The purpose of the article is to explore the features of the use of distant learning as the main method of education in connection with the emergency situations in Ukraine and around the world. Based on the study of scientific and pedagogical literature a terminological analysis of the pedagogical essence of the concept of “distance learning” was carried out and is defined as a modern, system-forming learning that includes elements of face-to-face learning as well as modern scientific and methodological support which is accessed through the use of modern information and communication technologies, telecommunication networks, educational platforms, messengers, social networks, etc. The authors of the article understand the essence of the concept of “distance learning” as the organization of partnership educational interaction remotely synchronously or asynchronously on the basis of modern educational, information and communicational technologies. Scientific and pedagogical research has inspired the authors to determine the factors of setting up distance learning in postgraduate education on the basis of partnership pedagogy in emergency situations. Such research methods as the analysis of scientific, psychological and pedagogical, educational, methodological and special literature, information sources on the research problem, synthesis and generalization of theoretical provisions revealed in scientific and educational literature, summary of pedagogical experience in improving the qualifications of teachers of Zakarpattia region are used in the article. The analysis of various methods and forms of the modern educational process using digital technologies was carried out. The possibility and effectiveness of improving the qualifications of teaching staff using distance learning technologies and the relevance of using various methods of organizing distance learning have been proved.