Research of the need to increase the level of professional competence of local government officials in Ukraine to increase the effectiveness of their activities

Abstract

The study of the need to increase the level of professional competence of local government officials in Ukraine, in particular, the united territorial communities showed that increasing the level of professional competence of local government employees is a factor in improving their efficiency. Among the most urgent needs in the development of professional competencies, without which it is impossible to ensure the implementation of the powers of local governments, should be noted: strategic planning of local economic development; project management (project approach to all management processes); administrative services; HR. Almost all respondents to the online telephone survey noted that the result of vocational training should be an increase in the level of efficiency of local government. To this end, a number of preconditions should be created in the activities of local self-government bodies: firstly, to study the real needs of staff in vocational training; secondly, to develop vocational training programs that would meet these needs; thirdly, to involve professional trainers; fourth, enable staff to apply the acquired knowledge and skills in the workplace. That is, there is a closed chain, starting from the study of needs and ending with the direct performance of professional duties of local government staff. The study also found that increasing the efficiency of local government is observed in the process of staff participation in training / vocational training. The positive impact of vocational training on the effectiveness of local government also depends on the presence of a practical component in the curriculum (active use of training, exchange of experience between government officials). Also, the study revealed the interdependence of increasing the level of competence of local government officials and increasing the level of citizen services.