FEATURES OF LEADERHIP COMPETENCY FORMATION IN PROFESIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE COMMANDING OFFICERS

Abstract

The publication exposes the outcomes of a research on topicality of leadership competency and leadership potential in the course of military students’ professional training at a technical university. Special attention is paid to analyzing the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Standard on speciality 254 “Support of the Army (forces) for the first (bachelor’s degree) level of higher education”. The article highlights the outcomes of a pilot research on the basis of: the “Psychogeometrical test” projective methodology, the “Leader” test, and the authors’ questionnaire to determine the leadership potential. On the outcomes of analyzing the respondents’ answers, a low level of leadership potential development was determined, which attests to an insufficient communication level, cadets’ narrow world outlook on various issues, passivity, lack of skills in and unwillingness to demonstrate persistence. By 95 % of respondents’ answers, the importance of studying leadership disciplines at a military institution of a technical higher education establishment has been proved. The professional training improvement for future officers-leaders has been substantiated in the article.