FORMATION OF DIGITAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE EMERGENCY SERVICE OFFICERS AT THE UNIVERSITY

Abstract

The article examines the relevance of forming digital competence of future officers of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the context of the digitalization of society and the growing role of information and communication technologies in professional activity. An analysis of scientific research and publications devoted to the development of digital competence of future specialists in various fields, particularly in the field of security and civil protection, is carried out. The importance of digital competence as an integrative personal characteristic that ensures effective work with information, the use of modern digital technologies, and responsible decision-making is defined. The features of the professional activity of SES officers are outlined, related to the need to process information flows, use digital resources, and comply with information security requirements.

The role of digitalization in transforming the educational process in higher education institutions, in particular universities training future SES officers, is revealed. Factors contributing to motivating cadets to study the information field of professional activity and to navigate modern digital tools used in performing professional tasks are identified (implementation of a student-centered approach as the basis for building an effective educational process; use of active teaching methods: training sessions, role-playing games, project-based learning and modeling, creation of problem situations requiring interactive engagement; individualization and differentiation of cadets’ educational activities; use of digital learning technologies to immerse cadets in simulated professional conditions; expansion of the university’s technical facilities with simulators that model fragments of practical actions, promote the acquisition of practical experience, and create conditions for developing skills in working within the information environment, with examples of engineering support in emergency situations). The importance of intensifying cadets’ learning activities and integrating digital tools into the content of training is emphasized. It is summarized that the effective formation of digital competence of future SES officers requires a combination of modern digital technologies with traditional educational approaches and orientation toward practical activity.