Abstract: The research subject is the forms, methods and approaches to the organization of professional training of internal affairs officers in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The author analyzes the main approaches to the implementation of professional training programs, particularly, gives special attention to distance teaching and the methods of organization of the educational process. The topicality of the research is determined by the necessity to reconsider the current system of professional training in internal affairs agencies, to change the approach to its organization and implementation, and the search for the most efficient forms and methods of professional training of officers. The research methodology is based on the systems and competency-building approaches and includes the methods of theoretical, practical and empirical studies, as well as the statistical method and other research methods. The purpose of the research is to define particular problems emerging in the process of implementation of professional training programs using the online teaching techniques; to offer the ways to solve them, which would be the most effective for professional training of internal affairs officers. The author arrives at the conclusion that in order to successfully implement distance professional training programs for the newly employed internal affairs officers, in terms of COVID-19 spreading, particular managerial decisions should be made which would eliminate both organizational and procedural, and material and technical drawbacks. In the author’s opinion, it is reasonable to make adjustments to the organization of professional training. These ideas underlie the topicality of the research. The scientific novelty is determined by the topic of the research and the offered ways to improve the professional training system in internal affairs agencies aimed at increasing its effectiveness in current conditions.

Abstract: The research subject is the forms and methods of using the practice-oriented and competence approach for the realization of professional training programmes for law enforcement officers in educational institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. The author analyzes the main approaches to the realization of professional training programmes, particularly, special attention is given to its practical orientation and the principles of the teaching process organization. The research objective is to define the forms of learning sessions which can effectively fulfill the practical orientation of professional training of candidates for positions in law-enforcement agencies. The research methodology is based on the systems and competence-oriented approaches and includes both theoretical methods (analysis and forecasting) and experimental ones (pedagogical experiment and modeling). The author concludes that the requirements to professional training of candidates for positions in internal affairs agencies should be more practically oriented. It is still urgent to search for effective methods of work in this direction. The current system of professional training has significant drawbacks, such as overwhelming theoretical content of legal disciplines and the gap between the education and the everyday professional reality. In the author’s opinion, it would be appropriate to correct the principles of professional training organization. The provisions of the article prove the topicality of the research issue.