FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY UNDER THE PROSECUTOR GENERAL'S OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN: THE REALITIES OF LEGAL EDUCATION

The article deals with topical issues of the development of legal education in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Based on the experience of educational activities of the Law Enforcement Academy under the Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the most important problems of training legal personnel, both in civil and departmental organizations of higher and postgraduate education, namely the lack of a socially demanded and consistent strategy for the development of Kazakhstani legal education, the predominance of theoretical courses in educational programs in the areas of training lawyers, the professional level of professorial-teaching staff, improving the effectiveness of postgraduate education, etc. Based on the results of the analysis, specific proposals have been developed to address problematic issues, including organizational and legislative issues. The problems of postgraduate education in special educational institutions and universities are highlighted separately.

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