ENHANCEMENT OF CADETS’ PRACTICAL TRAINING AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF THE STATE BORDER GUARD SERVICE OF UKRAINE NAMED AFTER BOHDAN KHMELNYTSKYI

Considering the difficult situation in the country and the need for protection and defense of the southeastern bor- der of Ukraine, the role of professional training of future border guard officers, particularly its practical component, is extremely important today. Therefore, the article reveals the peculiarities of cadets' practical training at The National academy of the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine named after Bohdan Khmelnytskyi majoring in “State Border Security”, “Law enforcement activity”, “Philology”, “Psychology”, “Automobile transport” and “Telecommunica- tions” at the Bachelor's level. Enhancement of cadets' practical training for the Seniors is implemented and conducted at the following departments of the academy: border guard service tactics; border control; combined subjects; personal security; constitutional, administrative and international law; engineering and technical means of border protection. The implementation of trainings simulating practical actions (general military, military-engineering, fire and medical trainings; courses on border control, border guard service tactics, personal security, administrative proceedings) con- tributes to cadets' practical skills mastering and professional training's practical component improvement.