Development of emotional intelligence as a resource for future professional success of students and cadets

Introduction . The relevance of the article is due to the problem of increasing the requirements of modern society for the quality of professional training of graduates. The article talks about the need to develop emotional intelligence (EI) as an integrated system of professional and personal qualities and properties of students and cadets, the result of which is expressed in the willingness of a specialist to solve relevant communicative tasks in future professional activity. Purpose setting. The purpose of the study is to identify the complex of EI components in the logic of psychological and pedagogical sciences. Methodology and methods of the study . The analysis of scientific publications has shown that the problem of the development of EI is the subject of research by many foreign and domestic specialists in the field of pedagogy, psychology, sociology and other sciences. Based on the theoretical stage carried out of the research, the authors concluded that the development of EI is facilitated by the special mental state of the individual and the presence of a model of actions and focus on their implementation, which are determined by the availability of appropriate abilities and conditions necessary for the successful fulfillment of its activities, based on an understanding of the anticipatory reflection of reality, providing preventive adaptation to the upcoming changes in external conditions or the formation of preparatory changes for future events. Results . The results of the study include a description and analysis of the problem of the study of emotional intelligence in the logic of psychology and pedagogy. The idea of the EI structure based on the principles of its implementation is revealed; the content of each of its components is disclosed. A program for the formation of EI is presented, including a diagnostic complex, the content of work at each stage, and options for a probabilistic result of preparedness. Conclusion . In the final part of the work, it is said that the problem of EI research is practice-oriented and allows us to state. The emotional readiness of students and cadets for future activities is a «precautionary» adaptation to future work events.