CREATION OF INTERACTIVE PLATFORM FOR ATO VETERANS OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
Authors: Shkoda Mаryana S. , Pečiūrienė Aleksandra 
Published: September 2019

Introduction: For many demobilized ATO soldiers, the solution to the problem of unemployment is to set up and run their own business as a tool for socio-economic adaptation, since a self-fulfilling condition for returning to a full-fledged life of a Ukrainian soldier is to achieve self-realization, to obtain a stable economic income and to ensure a proper social status. in society [15]. According to research conducted within the framework of the Annual Business Climate Assessment (ABCA 2016), ATO veterans have indicated that they first and foremost need to increase their knowledge and skills in business. Most of them lack knowledge, first of all, in the field of promotion of their business, the second place is occupied with knowledge of the legal framework and taxation. This speaks to the need for additional measures, namely, it is advisable to pay attention to the introduction of on-line training for ATO veterans through interactive platforms that will allow veterans and disabled ATO, even at a distance, to fully receive qualified training and consulting services for starting own business.Today, the system of higher education institutions has the power of an on-line training system based on the use of interactive platforms, but only some of them have been documented in the military environment using this technology of training. Therefore, the task is to explore the possibility of using interactive platforms to teach the basics of ATO veterans entrepreneurship, to analyze and establish the most effective platform, which will be easy to understand and with a simple interface in the training of ATO veterans in the basics of doing business.The hypothesis. It is envisaged that the introduction of an interactive platform for training ATO veterans the basics of entrepreneurship, will allow them to solve a number of problematic situations in the process of opening their own business, familiarize with the rules of law and the tax system in Ukraine.The purpose of the article is to theoretically investigate the prospects of implementing an on-line training system for conducting training courses on the basics of doing business for demobilized ATO soldiers using an interactive training platform.The research methodology: a systematic method of comparing the features and tools of existing on-line interactive learning platforms in the world, critical thinking – to highlight the most effective interactive platform for teaching ATO veterans the basics of doing business, the method of analogy – to study the international experience of using interactive platforms the military training process.Results: It is proposed to implement an on-line training system to implement business training courses for demobilized ATO soldiers using the popular modular object-oriented dynamic learning environment. It is proved that the process of training using the interactive training platform Moodle for ATO veterans will allow them to implement the basic methodological principles. The Moodle interactive platform mandates the download of instructions for use of the software, which allows ATO veterans to effectively manage business processes. Also, the presence of training courses and constant communication with the teacher helps ATO veterans to form entrepreneurial logic - a type of thinking with which it is possible to launch your startup in the shortest possible time.Conclusions: It can be argued that the use of an interactive platform will not only simplify the process of opening its own business by ATO veterans, but also solve a number of problems related to the socio-economic and psychological adaptation of demobilized ATO soldiers to the peaceful life in the country.