Competence-based approach in the professional development of civil servants

Abstract

In the current context, competencies are becoming a universal measure of the success and effectiveness of human activity in any profession. The civil service of Kazakhstan is promising and trainable. Today, an important task is to train civil servants of the “new generation”. As a global information world, digital transformation requires them to understand the new specifics of civil service and improve their skills and competencies. Therefore, the competence-based approach in the professional development of civil servants that is becoming increasingly relevant. It motivates civil servants to further advance in their professional careers, and is also the basis for the formation of information support for the management of civil service personnel in almost all countries. The competence-based approach has recently been declared as the starting point of all personnel management activities. It can be used to select personnel, evaluate the quality of their work, and build a career and training system. In this article, the authors give the concept of the competence approach, professional development of civil servants. The purpose of this study is to study the features of the organization of professional development of civil servants in foreign countries, to compare the composition of the competencies of the presented models for further development of ways to reform the system of professional training of civil servants in Kazakhstan. The analysis of the main components of the models of competencies of civil servants in different countries is presented. The development of professional competencies of civil servants should acquire a strategic character, be designed for the future. The research methodology is based on the application of the process approach, historical analysis, modeling and classification methods, and the method of scientific generalizations.