author: Tetyana Kopil-Filatova
Urgency of the research. Civil service is the core of management activity in any country. The political-legal, socio-economic, spiritual and cultural progress of the country, ultimately the level of its subjectivity in the international arena, directly depends on the quality of the performance of professional duties by civil servants. The article updates the provision of effective and responsible training of civil servants in modern conditions.
Target setting. The effectiveness of the state-building process, the implementation of socio-economic changes, and state management depends on the professional abilities and culture of civil servants as real leaders in the performance of their main duties and the implementation of state functions. Therefore, professional development should be a flexible and operational tool for civil servants to acquire the latest practical skills and competencies, that are needed at a certain point in time to solve specific tasks in their professional activities.
Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The issue of ensuring effective training of civil servants and civil service reforms is the subject of scientific research by such domestic scientists as: N. Alyushina, T. Vasylevska, M. Golovan, G. Yermolayeva, N. Lasna, V. Kozakov, N. Korchak, O. Melnikov, O. Parkhomenko-Kutsevil, B. Panchenko, M. Rudakevich, I. Chaplai, etc.
The research objective. To determine the professional abilities and competencies of public servants in order to ensure effective and responsible public service in modern conditions.
The statement of basic materials. The formation of professional ethics and integrity of civil servants is analyzed as an important prerequisite for ensuring effective and responsible civil service. Emphasis is placed on the rapidity and dynamism of today's realities, which requires civil servants to improve their professional qualities constantly. It is emphasized that the information society and society of knowledge, in comparison with the traditional society, requires a new quality of public service and, accordingly, professional civil servants who are modern in their worldview and professional skills. It is in need to promote the implementation of civil service reforms in the context of the transition to society of knowledge, scientific support for civil service modernization based on international experience is outlined. The importance of using innovative methods of training civil servants, including self-education, electronic counseling and training, cooperation with professionals, coaching, etc., has been proven.
Conclusions. The importance of using innovative methods of training civil servants, including self-education, electronic counseling and training, cooperation with professionals, coaching, etc., has been proven. It is noted that a modern civil servant is not only a professional manager, but also a moral example for citizens, as he is associated with the state in public consciousness. That is why the formation of professional ethics and integrity of civil servants becomes one of the primary tasks. In general, the current state of the process of professional training of civil servants is determined by the needs of the reform of the civil service in Ukraine, its opportunities to reorganize its activities quickly in accordance with new social needs.
Keywords: education, management, civil servant, professional training of civil servants, public administration reform, professional ethics, integrity.
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