Building professional competencies of military specialists in different countries
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https://doi.org/10.46502/issn.1856-7576/2025.19.03.8Keywords:
Military competencies, integrated system, hard/soft skills, educational technologies, simulation training, field trainingAbstract
The quality of training of military specialists and ensuring their high professional competence are key factors for the effective performance of combat missions and ensuring national security in current military conflicts. The aim of the article was to develop a universal military specialist professional competence model based on an analysis of the world experience of training servicemen. The study employed the following methods: content analysis, expert survey, quantitative and qualitative analysis. A universal military specialist professional competence model is presented, which includes an integrated relationship between professional and leadership competencies. Based on a survey of respondents, the priority of professional and leadership competencies in the system of competence of servicemen was determined. The effective use of current military training methods can positively affect the development of key competencies of servicemen. Further research will focus on developing a concept of adaptive learning for building of professional and leadership competencies of servicemen. Further research will focus on developing a concept of adaptive learning for building of professional and leadership competencies of servicemen. The developed concept will be the basis of digital solutions for personalized training of servicemen.
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