Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2021, 69(2), 221-229 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun.2021.019

Learning Competencies and Possibilities of Their Development in Military Professionals

Ľubomír Kubínyi1, Radomír Saliger2
1 Department of Resource Management, Faculty of Military Leadership, University Defence, Kounicova 65, 662 10 Brno, Czech Republic
2 Department of Leadership, Faculty of Military Leadership, University Defence, Kounicova 65, 662 10 Brno, Czech Republic

The contribution is aimed at describing the importance of competencies in the lifelong learning processes, the definition of the concept of competency and the components of a learning competency. On the basis of the above-mentioned theoretical approaches, it identifies the possibility of using the most current approaches to increase the measure of efficiency of educational and training processes in military professionals of the Army of the Czech Republic. A system of further education has been created in the Army of the Czech Republic, which is designed as a system of various courses, trainings, stays abroad and other activities. These are formulated in the concept of staff development, which allows the staff to actively approach their self-development. Part of the paper describes the project investigating some aspects of motivation to learning in military professionals and the selected results acquired using the quantitative research method.

Keywords: army of the Czech Republic, competencies, learning competencies, conceptualization, development, education, military professionals, research project

Received: June 16, 2020; Revised: June 18, 2020; Accepted: February 26, 2021; Published: May 1, 2021  Show citation

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Kubínyi, Ľ., & Saliger, R. (2021). Learning Competencies and Possibilities of Their Development in Military Professionals. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 69(2), 221-229. doi: 10.11118/actaun.2021.019
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