On 3 July, the High School launched an educational marathon on ‘Organisation of Work in the De-occupied Territories’.

The training is being implemented as part of a pilot project initiated by the Government to create a reserve of government employees to work in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine. The coordinators, in addition to the High School, are the Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories of Ukraine and the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service.

Yuliia Lykhach, Head of the High School, stressed the relevance of the programme. ‘The educational marathon will last until October, and its participants will gain the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to the restoration and development of the de-occupied territories of Ukraine,’ she said. ’In addition, the marathon will become a platform for sharing experiences and best practices, as well as for establishing cooperation between various stakeholders interested in this process. This is an important step towards the reintegration of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine and their recovery.’

As of today, 720 participants have registered for the marathon, including: 291 civil servants; 163 officials; 266 people holding other positions. A total of 643 participants are candidates for the pilot project to create a reserve of government employees to work in the de-occupied territories of Ukraine.

The marathon consists of 5 training modules and is aimed at developing practical skills in the field of reintegration of the liberated territories and sustainable development of Ukraine. The programme involves experienced public administration experts who have extensive experience in government and local government.

The programme covers human resources management, administrative service delivery, ensuring accessibility and quality of social services, corruption prevention, integrity, cybersecurity and cyber defence, mobilisation, public procurement, overcoming environmental consequences, infrastructure development and energy efficiency, and psycho-emotional training.

The marathon was opened by Nataliia Aliushyna, Head of the NAUCS, with an extremely important topic in a time when the future of the country depends on the decisive and balanced actions of public servants – ‘Leadership in the public service during the war’.

Organisational skills and leadership qualities become key to the effective functioning of government agencies in times of war.
Such aspects of public service in times of war are undoubtedly strategic vision, determination and responsibility, communication skills and empathy, stress resistance and adaptability, patriotism and dedication.

The Head of the NAUCS emphasised the importance of developing these competences among civil servants, as it is their coordinated work and clear leadership that determines the stability of the state and its ability to overcome wartime challenges.

We would like to add that the Recovery Reserve is in demand among the public. To date, the system has registered 2,516 applications, of which 1,414 were submitted by men and 1,102 by women. Based on the results of the professional training and competence test, 2303 candidates were included in the register.

We remind you that all those enrolled in the Recovery Reserve have the opportunity to intensively improve their professional competence. The High School has developed 15 advanced training programmes on de-occupation and reintegration of the temporarily occupied territory and management of the de-occupied territory, which are available on the Knowledge Management Portal https://pdp.nacs.gov.ua/.