Method of determining optimal time for professional training of fire-rescue units chiefs

PURPOSE. The main goal of the research, the results of which are presented in the article, is to develop the method of determining optimal time required for professional training of fire-rescue units chiefs. In the given article incompetence refers to the state of professional and personal qualities of students (trainees) that characterizes the complete or partial lack of knowledge, abilities, skills, and experience in performing certain type of practical activities. It is assumed that the optimal time of training can be less than the amount of time currently spent without analytical or statistical assessment of the expediency of its spending. METHODS. As a mathematical apparatus, mathematical methods of reliability theory have been applied, as well as methods of probability theory and mathematical statistics. To prove the method feasibility numerical experiment has been carried out. FINDINGS. The presented method makes it possible to determine the minimum necessary time for a student (trainee) to master the required amount of managerial competence and develop firm professionally relevant qualities. To prove the method feasibility numerical experiment has been carried out. RESEARCH APPLICATION FIELD. The research results can be applied for improving teaching process for fire-rescue units chiefs as well as for heads of other organizational structures. CONCLUSIONS. The developed method makes it possible to establish the asymptotic dependence that shows the reduction of relative incompetence in a certain type of management performance depending on the time spent on study. A lemma has been proved about a point on function graph of dependence of relative incompetence on time corresponding to the optimal level of incompetence reduction and learning time.