Improving human potential in the knowledge economy by obtaining additional education by veterinary specialists

The formation of the knowledge economy in the information-digital society is based on innovative knowledge, technologies that contribute to economic growth, determined the relevance of the study. The production of science-intensive products and the provision of competitive knowledge-intensive services in various sectors of the agro-industrial complex can help meet not only economic, but also personnel, social and environmental goals, epidemiological surveillance and microbiological monitoring. The rapid obsolescence of professional knowledge and the high dynamics of the creation and dissemination of innovative knowledge in the field of veterinary medicine is a contradiction and an obstacle to the development of the human resources potential of veterinary specialists. Informing and obtaining additional knowledge and skills within the framework of additional education of veterinary specialists regarding the problem of the spread of antibiotic resistance of microorganisms and measures to contain it is considered as a matter of national security. The demand for additional education to increase human capital is also associated with a shortage of highly qualified personnel in the labor market. Additional competencies and knowledge on this issue help to reduce the inappropriate and uncontrolled use of antibiotics in the practice of veterinary specialists. The dissemination of knowledge and the development of international cooperation in the field of preventing and limiting antimicrobial resistance include the development of not only programs and modules in the programs of secondary vocational and higher education, continuing education programs, but also comprehensive and targeted programs in cooperation with the scientific and educational community. To improve further the system of lifelong education throughout the career trajectory, it is necessary to use new methodological approaches based the principles of the knowledge economy.