In the thesis, theoretical justification is given to, and empirical study was conducted of the formation of psychological competence in personnel management officers of central executive authorities.
The research was conducted in 2016-2021. The research included 5 stages: Theoretic, Ascertaining, Formation, Verification and Appraisal.
The scientific novelty of the results obtained in the study is outlined as follows.
The following was done for the first time:
- a program for the development of psychological competence in personnel management officers of central executive authorities was developed and tested, which provides a mixed form of training and, in particular, aimed at forming a positive attitude, development of communicative qualities and emotional intelligence;
- an empirical Frame of Psychological Competence of personnel management officers of central public authorities was developed, which includes 5 components (communicative, emotional, social, value-motivational, autopsychological) and 12 subcompetences that affect the success of professional activity;
- The Model of Psychological Competence of personnel management officers of central public authorities was developed, which contains the name, definition and components of competence of each of the components, as well as criteria for their assessment for categories “B” and “C”;
- identified four key psychological factors in the formation of psychological competence of relevant employees - “Achieving professional goals”, “Emotional intelligence”, “Reflection in communication”, “Self-understanding”;
- two types of apprehension of professional activities by employees of personnel management services of central public authorities (positive and negative) were pointed out and their description was given.
The following was made more specific: definitions of notions “competence”, “scope of competence”, “professional competence”, “psychological competence”, and “sub-competence”; cause-and-effect relationships between psychological aspects of successful work of personnel management officers and the level of development of components of psychological competence; cause-and-effect relationships between the level of development of professional self-fulfillment of an officer, levels of engagement and the level of development of psychological competences; ideas about particular features of socio-psychological climate in collectives.
The following was deepened: the knowledge about the level and the particulars of development of psychological competence in personnel management officers of central executive public authorities; knowledge about the level of development of characteristics which are evidences to the level of success in professional activities of an officer at his/her position; the idea about the structure of psychological competence of personnel management officers of central executive authorities.
The theoretical significance of the paper lies in the fact that in the study, a comprehensive review and analysis was made of approaches to the definition, structure and role of psychological competence in the activities of a personnel management officer, and a review of the process of its formation and development was made. Particular features of the international and domestic experience were unveiled in respect of competency approach in the public service, and the application of psychological competency in personnel management processes.
The practical significance of the paper lies in the fact that results of the dissertation thesis can be used in professional training of personal management officers of public authorities, in the development of requirements to the competence of such officers with the purpose of selection and recruitment at public service positions, in assessment and professional development, as well as in the development of programs to increase the level of psychological competence.
The results of the study were implemented in the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine (Statement of implementation of results of scientific research dated 03 June, 2020) and on the online platform Spilnota practic: staly rozvitok (“The Community of Practices: Sustainable Development”) of the Swiss-Ukrainian Decentralization Support Project DESPRO (Statement of implementation of results of scientific research dated 02 June, 2020 No. 714/03-120).
