THE IMPORTANCE OF "SOFT SKILLS" IN THE FORMATION OF SPECIALISTS’ MANAGERIAL COMPETENCE IN HUMAN SAFETY FIELD

Abstract

The article presents the problem of forming the managerial competence of specialists in the field of human security. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of the concepts of "competence", "managerial competence," social competence ", the content of the concepts of" soft skills "," hard skills ". The set of basic knowledge necessary for the development of “soft skills” in forming the managerial competence of future specialists in the field of human security is analyzed. On the basis of the analysis of the psychological and pedagogical literature, it is determined that the structure of managerial competence is a complex integrated dynamic formation, containing worldview, technological, cognitive, psychological, personal, professional and proper management aspects. The essential characteristics of the competencies of the modern leader are presented: strategic, social, functional, managerial, communicative, professional. Soft skills include leadership skills, teamwork skills, teaching skills, negotiating skills, conflict resolution, goal setting and achievement goals, time management of personal and subordinate time, purposefulness, presentation skills, public speaking effective communication skills, stress resistance, creativity and more. The assumption is made that the presence of the listed skills and competences forms the “social competence” of the future manager. It is determined that social competence, along with strategic, functional, managerial, communicative and professional, is one of the defining competency characteristics of the manager, and its essential features give grounds for defining it as basic in the formation of the managerial competence of human security professionals. It is proved that the quality and efficiency of management activities of specialists in the field of human security depend on the degree of mastery of "social competence" and so-called "flexible competencies".