Distance learning technologies for training specialists in the civil-military relations program: opportunities and prospects

Abstract

Based on the experience of specialists in civil-military cooperation, it has been established that they are actively sought-after specialists both in conflict situations and in the post-conflict settlement period, as well as for performing complex non-military tasks. Therefore, the educational component of the Civil- Military Relations program has as its goal the training of specialists capable of solving complex specialized tasks and practical problems, including through the use of effective communication tools. Opportunities for achieving these goals are: educational activities for the development of communicative competence of security and defense sector specialists; international communication on issues of international and national security and defense; joint educational programs, including for acquiring practical skills in the development and implementation of national security policies in various spheres of life of society and the state. It is determined that in modern conditions distance learning is a promising direction in the development of the educational process. A relatively new and actively used direction is also the use of "gamified" education, which is built according to the scheme: receiving a task – completing a task – moving to the next level. To improve the quality of education under the Civil-Military Relations training program, we consider it most appropriate to use blended learning, which introduction will allow to fully realize the potential of higher military educational institutions and use the best practices of the lifelong learning system. It has been argued that the opportunities for access to information resources under the NATO Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP) and the Ukraine-NATO Professional Development Programme (PDP), as well as information resources of other educational platforms are appropriate for the formation of "soft skills" as the most demanded competencies for modern professionals.