THE ROLE OF SCIENTIFIC-RESEARCH WORK IN THE PROCESS OF FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE OF FUTURE SPECIALISTS OF CIVIL PROTECTION

The author proved that such personality qualities as readiness for self-education, creativity, ability, carry out of search activities to deepen knowledge are particularly important for the specialist of civil protection. It is highlighted that the research work become increasingly important and are transformed into one of the main components of training future specialist of civil protection in terms of higher education. The role of research work for future specialists of civil protection in the process of their professional competence are analyzed. Reasoned scientific position on the need for a rational combination of traditional and innovative forms and methods of both auditorium and non- auditorium activities are grounded; the complexity level of research aims; compliance with the ratio between auditorium and non-auditorium activities; providing individual and differentiated approaches; matching student's interests and opportunities with the curriculum requirements or the aims and objectives of research work; ensuring the adequate numbers of reference and methodological literature, guidance on the separate tasks implementation; usage of digital libraries (learn using electronic textbook, e-lectures, abstracts, usage of electronic educational and methodical complex); control over the implementation of research tasks. Principles of preparing of future specialists of civil protection to research activity: consistency, continuity, comprehensiveness, integration, predictability, scientific and innovational principles are defined. Conclusions. Research work of future specialists of civil protection are examined on the basis of characteristics and prospects of higher education due to the competence approach, which are aimed at the development of new scientific knowledge, theoretical systematization of objective knowledge about the nature of the profession. Perspectives of further scientific studies are in researching the development of criteria, levels and indicators for assessing the research quality.