THE CONCEPT OF A DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FORMATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETENCE IN THE FIELD OF SECURITYOF FUTURE OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Introduction. The formation of digital pedagogical reality affects conceptual foundations of education and mechanisms of professional competence formation of future officers of the National Guard of the Russian Federation. Methodology. The substantiation of methodological, theoretical and methodological concepts made it possible to determine the leading idea of the study, according to which the formation of information technology competence in the field of security of future officers in a digital educational environment is a complex, multi-level process that ensures the readiness of future officers for successful professional activity, taking into account the digital transformation of society. Results. The study defines the theoretical and methodological foundations for the formation of information technology competence in the field of security of future officers in a digital educational environment. The concept of a digital educational environment is clarified, which is a set of organizational and pedagogical conditions for training that contribute to the formation of motivation of cadets, which is a key component of the professional development of future officers. Modern means of information technology competence in the field of security of future officers in the digital educational environment are analyzed; their characteristics and technological and methodological opportunities for training cadets are given. Conclusion. The theoretical analysis of the methodological foundations of the formation of information technology competence in the field of security of future officers in the digital educational environment made it possible to find out that modern methodological approaches provide for the establishment of general pedagogical patterns as the basis of scientific research, the establishment of ideological positions. It has been found that the technology of introducing a conceptual model for the formation of information technology competence in the field of security of future officers in the digital educational environment in the design process should comply with such pedagogical principles as the pedagogical expediency of using modern digital resources and ensuring the protection of information in the educational digital environment.