METHODOLOGICAL AND ORGANISATIONAL ASPECTS OF PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT FOR TRAINING AND TEACHING ACTIVITIES OF BORDER GUARDS-INSTRUCTORS IN FIREARMS TRAINING AT DEPARTMENTAL TRAINING CENTRES AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

The article summaries the state of scientific development of methodological and organizational foundations of pedagogical support for training and activities of border guards-instructors in firearms training at departmental training centers and educational institutions.An analysis of recent scientific achievements and the regulatory framework indicates that in the context of the formation and development of pedagogical support for training and the use of border guards instructors in firearms training at departmental training centers and educational institutions, it is urgent to scientifically substantiate, first and foremost, the issues of adaptive planning of activities and the use of instructors in educational institutions and training centers of the Ukrainian border service.In this context, it is also particularly important to create a system of criteria and levels for the selection of instructors, their professional development, and certification.The following issues remain unexplored from a scientific point of view: ways and means of implementing the personal participation of heads of educational institutions and training centers in the organisation of training sessions by instructors, as well as the distribution and control of the workload of border guard instructors in general military firearms and special training; the creation of a unified system for evaluating the effectiveness of instructors at educational institutions and training centers; stimulating the didactic development of instructors, as well as studying the basic methods, techniques and methods of training personnel; promoting a dynamic combination of pedagogical technologies and tools in the training of instructors for educational institutions and training centers; maintaining the motivation of instructors for instructional and teaching activities.The author considers the main directions for further research to be scientific research into ways of creating analytical departments in training centers with the aim Актуальні питання у сучасній науці № 1(43) 2026 1170 of studying and implementing best practices in combat operations in the training process, as well as defining the essence, structure and content of the professional competence of border guard instructors in firearms training.