Abstract: The purpose of the study is to study the motivation of the personality of a cadet of an educational organization of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for fire training, to identify psychological and pedagogical factors of activation of motivational attitudes of students to educational activities and to analyze the dynamics of changes in the motivations of cadets in the process of their training.
The subject of the study is the motives of teaching fire training to cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.The study revealed the problem of reducing the motivation of cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia to fire training, which leads to a decrease in their level of possession of service weapons. The problem can be solved by using various means and methods to form positive motives for improving high-speed shooting skills.
A special contribution of the authors to the study is the analysis of the reasons for the decrease in the motivation of students for training shooting based on the results of a questionnaire survey, as well as the development of ways to motivate them to improve their shooting skills based on the application of a graduate readiness model and a system for evaluating the results of shooting that meet the real conditions of the use of weapons by police officers.The scientific novelty lies in the identification of psychological and pedagogical factors of educational motivation of cadets of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for fire training.
The practical significance lies in the development of recommendations for teachers on the use of modern forms, tools and active methods aimed at increasing the motivation of students to self-improvement of high-speed shooting skills. By increasing the interest of cadets in high-speed pistol shooting, it is possible to solve the problem of increasing the overall level of fire readiness of graduates of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.
The obtained research results can be used in the training process of fire training of educational organizations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia.

Abstract: The research subject is the evaluation technique of the firearms qualification of a postgraduate of educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The purpose of the research is to develop and scientifically prove the model of firearms qualification of the postgraduates of educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The research helps detect the problem of postgraduates’ skills improvement, which could be solved by means of evaluating the firearms qualification of students based on the model characteristics, which would increase the motivation to improve the firearms skills. The authors’ contribution is the development of a model of firearms qualification of postgraduates based on the qualification characteristics of tactical, technical and psychological qualification, since the current evaluation system doesn’t fully comply with the real conditions of using firearms by internal affairs officers. The scientific novelty of the research consists in the development of a model of firearms qualification of postgraduates based on the qualification characteristics of tactical and technical and psychological qualification. The practical importance of the research consists in the fact that the firearms qualification model will allow defining the specific tasks of the educational process and finding the relevant means and methods of training, as well as the size of exercise and mental load. The research results can be used during the firearms training process in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The acquired results have helped to develop and substantiate the teaching guidelines to be used by the instructional staff during the firearms training process.