Business game as a tool of building professional competence of internal affairs officers

DOI 10.51955/2312-1327_2021_2_190

Larisa Β Yu.Β Nezhkina

Natal’yaΒ S. Β Novolodskaya

Abstract. The need of the internal affairs bodies in highly qualified specialists is a strategic goal of the educational policy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia insofar as the Russian Law on the Police Force defines the main tasks of a law enforcement officer, where he must show a high professional level and high personal maturity. Professional abilities and personal maturity constitute professional competence (knowledge, abilities, skills and talents), which must be formed during training in the educational organization of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. In this regard, a business game “Kedrovaya Street” was developed and implemented for internal affairs officers as a means of building the professional competence of policemen. The business game was conducted as part of practical training in the learning process in the educational organization of the system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The authors present the content and the procedure for conducting a business game. They discuss the results obtained after its implementation in the training groups of policemen. At the conclusion of the article, the findings are presented. The findings in general, reflect the importance of developing and conducting such business games that contribute to a significant increase of the professional competence of internal affairs officers.

Keywords: professional competence, building, abilities, business game, methods, discussion, reflection, educational process, team, internal affairs officers.

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