OSCE program re-trains military officers in Ukraine

Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

KYIV - A group of senior Ukrainian military officers graduated on June 10 in Kyiv from a re-training course on advanced management skills funded by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Since 2004, more than 210 officers have finished the free course, and 80 percent have been re-employed in the private sector and state institutions.

The 120-hour course for discharged military officers focuses on business, human resource and financial management, as well as career planning, marketing and sales. The officers will also continue to receive employment assistance.

"Considering the current reduction in the armed forces of Ukraine, which is an essential component of the continuing military reform in the country, and the fruitful results of this course, the OSCE project coordinator plans to continue providing this training," said Cordula Wohlmuther, senior program officer. "A new training course will begin next week."

The course was carried out by trainers from Business Link with support from the OSCE project Coordinator in Ukraine and the National coordinating Center for the Resettlement of Military Servicemen and Conversion.

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, June 26, 2005, No. 26, Vol. LXXIII

| Home Page |