Historical Development, Current Trends and Specific Models of Competency-based Education in the Military Environment
Vol.16,No.2(2024)
The article explores competency-based education in the military field. The introductory part of the article presents historical trends, supplemented by the necessary setting of the issue in the context of developments in this field. The article includes a passage summarizing the latest trends, i.e. the current models of competencies, a summary of the education and development of military professionals according to competencies and, in terms of practical application, the correlation between competency models and the process of implementing the education in the chosen department of the University of Defence. This is a critical area for educating future soldiers, undergoing dynamic changes with the introduction of modern educational approaches.
Competency-based education; Military education; Leadership; Competence; Education, Competencies in a military environment; University of Defence
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