PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS FOR THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE AMONG EMPLOYEES OF THE PENAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM IN THE FIELD OF THE USE OF WEAPONS
The article presents the author's approach to the study and determination of the conditions for the formation of professional competence in the field of the use of weapons in the initial stage of their professionalization. The emphasis is placed on the perception by the participants of the educational process of the conditions that underlie the development of the necessary competence. The identified conditions as a result of the survey were divided into four groups: technical, physiological, external and internal psychological. Among the four groups, the determining ones are the physiological and internal psychological conditions for the formation of professional competence. It is noted that these groups of conditions can be managed by the students themselves, it is necessary to help them develop management skills. The subjects' self-assessment of the formation of various components of professional competence showed that the students noted the physical component as predominant in the structure of professional competence in the field of the use of weapons. The psychological component in professional competence is least developed at the initial stage of professionalization. A comparative analysis of the self-assessment of the degree of development of various components of professional competence, taking into account gender, showed a significant difference in male and female cadets. It is established that boys evaluate the formation of all components of professional competence significantly higher than girls. Young men learn the use of firearms faster and better than girls. It can be assumed that boys, as a rule, are more physically developed, more mentally stable, restrained than girls, which allows them to remain more calm and confident during the exercises of shooting practice than girls. Female employees require increased attention from teachers in the formation of the competence in question.