Pedagogical conditions for the professional training of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the engineering troops of the armed forces of Ukraine

Abstract

The pedagogical conditions for the professional training of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as factors determining the effectiveness of this process, must take into account current trends in the development of knowledge regarding military specialist training. They should adhere to international standards for cadet education in performing military-professional tasks and rely on the potential of modern digital tools, applications, platform solutions, and technologies in organising the cadets’ educational process.

From the perspective of achieving the objectives of our scientific inquiry, it is considered that pedagogical conditions must reflect an interconnected and interdependent set of organisational and methodological measures that ensure the effectiveness of implementing the author’s model for the professional training system of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. These are realised through various pedagogical influences within the interactions of «instructor-cadet», «cadet-cadet», «cadet-group of cadets» and «cadet-digital educational environment».

It is concluded that, in general, the pedagogical conditions for the professional training of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are aimed at: fostering stable motivation for the quality and effective performance of professional duties; enriching cadets’ information awareness regarding the specifics of engineering support for troops in different combat situations; developing special skills and physical attributes; ensuring moral and psychological resilience and willpower in cadets.