Professional development of lectures from educational and methodical centres in the field of civil security: a structural-and-semantic analysis of the concept

Relevance: Given the reforms in professional education and the frequent occurrence of threats of emergencies (natural, technogenic, social, military), there appears to be the need for teaching staff in the field of civil security, who have a high level of professional competency and capacity for continuing professional-pedagogical development. Today, there are several definitions of the concept of "professional development" in pedagogy. Despite the breadth and thoroughness of scientific research in this field, the problem of defining the essence and the structure of "professional development of lecturers from educational centres in the field of civil security" and highlighting their professionally important qualities remains unresolved. Aim: The paper aims to define the essence and the structure of "professional development of lecturers from educational centres in the field of civil security". Methods: Research methods include the following: content analysis, structural-and-semantic and contextual analysis of the concept of "professional development of lecturers". Results: The paper specifies the general scientific and psychological contexts of the concept of "development", analyzes several scientific views on the essence and the structure of "professional development of lecturers" and presents the author's definition of the concept of "professional development of lecturers from educational and methodical centres in the field of civil security". Also, the analysis of relevant scientific sources proves that professionally important qualities of lecturers from educational and methodical centres in the field of civil security are the result of their successful professional development. Conclusions: The analysis of definitions shows that "professional development of lecturers from educational centres in the field of civil security" is a set of continuous activities aimed at improving the existing or acquiring new competencies, developing pedagogical knowledge, skills, abilities and professional competencies in the field of civil security, values and ability to act responsibly and autonomously within the powers of civil security of the population. The structure of this concept is quite complex and includes personal and professional qualities that must be in constant development.