Abstract:

The paper deals with the importance of a comprehensive system of education and training of crisis managers (leaders) for the fulfilment of the tasks of national crisis management in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. The aim of the paper is to present a proposal for the content focus of a comprehensive educational program for the leaders in the fulfilment of the national crisis management.

Based on the current knowledge of a wide range of requirements for the performance of the function of crisis manager (leader) based on the profession-graph of their work, the paper illustrates and emphasizes the range of necessary abilities of a crisis manager (leader) reflected in the competencies. The main contribution of the paper is a proposal for the focus of a comprehensive educational program based on three modules, basic, advanced and expert, contributing to unification and thus to simplifying the coordination of procedures within the crisis response system in the Slovak Republic.

The paper is based on the available results of theoretical research and national analyses. It is based mainly on knowledge from domestic and foreign scientific and professional publications, articles and studies. It is divided into two interconnected parts. The first part of the paper is devoted to defining the basic theoretical background containing the definition of the conceptual apparatus and setting out the framework of tasks and competencies of national crisis management in the conditions of the Slovak Republic. The second part of the paper presents and categorizes the range of necessary competencies, abilities, skills and qualities of the crisis manager (leader), the fulfilment of which postulates effective crisis management. This part of the paper also presents a proposal for the content focus of the integrated educational program in the field of national crisis management.

Proposed unified system of leaders training for national crisis management will have a positive impact on the development of professional human potential, which will ensure a more effective operation of forces and resources in national crisis management. This aspect directly affects the extent of the impact of crises on the lives of the population and property damage, which indirectly increases the population's confidence in state and public administration bodies.

Keywords:

Leader, education, national crisis management, Slovak republic, profession-graph.