Additional Education as A Way to Increase Qualification in People with Professional Experience

The article summarizes the experience of implementation of the adaptive function of continuing education in the context of obtaining additional education for the staff of the National Police at the National University of Pharmacy. In modern changing legal and social conditions, which need continuous main professional qualification the issues of obtaining additional education for persons with certain professional experience become relevant. According to the Orders of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the National University of Pharmacy was included in the list of twenty-two Higher Education Institutions, which will fulfill the State order for training and advanced training of persons without medical education, who must provide pre-medical assistance for their duties, namely the National Police of Ukraine. For the organization of the course "First Responder", the training of staff was made, the provision of material and technical base an individual course syllabus was developed. The course training consisted of presenting theoretical material in the form of lectures and improving practical skills, using visual and stimulating teaching methods. 92.5 % of the students successfully completed their studies with an average result of 90.3 % during the test control and 78–91 % –during the practical skills development and received an approved sample certificate. The comparison of the results of the entrance and control testing showed a 40–53 % increase in the level of knowledge in first pre-medical aid. Thus, the course “First Responder”, organized by the National University of Pharmacy, is a prime example of the implementation of the adaptive function of additional continuing education and meets all the criteria of formal educatio