Readiness of future civil defense service specialists for continuous self-development: structure and content

The article is devoted to substantiating the structure of readiness of future civil defense service specialists. Based on the analysis of scientific literature, four structural components of readiness have been identified, namely: motivational and value - determines the need for self- improvement, a value attitude towards innovative activities in the field of security and defense of Ukraine, awareness of its significance, a positive attitude and interest in the functional duties performed, the ability to level stereotypes and psychological barriers to professional activity; cognitive and competence - assumes the presence of professional knowledge (special, psychological, pedagogical, technical and technological), skills and abilities, their systematicity, awareness, development of logical and critical thinking, knowledge of methods, forms, techniques of professional self-development; operational-activity - characterizes readiness for professional activity, the ability to use acquired knowledge, skills and abilities in the performance of functional duties; reflective-analytical - involves understanding the intra-personal position, purposefulness, self-confidence, self-organization, self-control, the ability to take responsibility for actions taken and one's own professional self-development, the ability to introspect and reflect; psychophysiological - encompasses a set of individual psychological and physiological qualities that ensure resistance to stressful situations, endurance, adaptability to environmental changes, the ability to maintain working capacity and maintain an appropriate level of mental and physical health. These components of readiness for continuous self-development are interrelated elements, therefore, in their inseparable entirety, they contribute to effective, professional life in the field of civil protection.