BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PERSONNEL TRAINING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE PROTECTION OF UKRAINE

Introduction. The Department of the State Protection of Ukraine is part of the security and defense sector (forces) of Ukraine, and as a state law enforcement body of special purpose occupies a special place in the system of ensuring national security of Ukraine. The Department of the State Protection of Ukraine, in accordance with the tasks assigned to it, carries out state protection of the government authorities of Ukraine, ensuring the security of officials, as well as protection of objects defined by law. The complexity and importance of the implementation of the state protection of Ukraine requires additional research into the basic principles of personnel training of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine to ensure their readiness and ability to effectively perform assigned tasks. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to improve the legal and organizational foundations of the training of servicemen and employees of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine in order to increase its personnel potential. Materials and methods. The research materials are: 1) literature related to personnel training and activities of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine; 2) The Constitution and laws of Ukraine, as well as normative acts that form the legal basis and regulate issues in the sphere of state protection. In the research process, general scientific and special methods were used. Results. Taking into account the current threats and challenges, it was found that today it is important and necessary to maintain the proper level of professional and legal knowledge, special, combat and physical training of servicemen of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine. Modern requirements for the proper training of servicemen of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine must take into account the experience of providing state protection acquired during the war of russia against Ukraine, as well as innovative approaches, best practices, principles and standards of NATO member states and European Union in the field of security and defense. It is noted that effective and qualitative transformations in the field of personnel training and in the activities of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine, taking into account new challenges and current threats, including threats of a military (war) nature, are impossible without adequate financial support and improvement of the material, technical and training bases of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine. Also a relevant and important issue is the creation of a training ground of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine and a modern specialized Training center for security specialists. It is substantiated that in order to increase the personnel potential of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine, it is necessary to supplement the Law of Ukraine “On State Protection of State Authorities of Ukraine and Officials” with a new article “Article 16–3. Training of personnel of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine”. Among the provisions, this article should include the following: “The head of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine is responsible for ensuring the appropriate level of professional and legal knowledge, special, combat and physical training of servicemen of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine; bears full responsibility for combat and mobilization readiness, manning of personnel and comprehensive support of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine”. Prospects. In the future, it is advisable to investigate the system of entities involved in the training of military personnel (servicemen) of the Department of the State Protection of Ukraine, taking into account the needs of the security and defense forces of Ukraine.