Ukrainian women offered a free training to become excavator operators
Source: Ukraine’s economy ministry
On Thursday, Ukraine’s economy ministry unveiled a retraining program that will help Ukrainian women learn to operate heavy construction machinery, like excavators and front loaders.
The “Iron Women” program offers a combination of online courses and hands-on training with Volvo equipment, including the first electric wheel loader in Ukraine. The program participants can receive professional certifications of an excavator operator and a loader operator, which will allow them to work at any sites except public roads.
“We’ve launched various retraining and education programs to help women improve their job prospects and competitiveness. Thousands of Ukrainian women now have the opportunity to master new, in-demand skills and advance their professional expertise,” said Tetiana Berezhna, Deputy Minister of Economy of Ukraine.
Women aged 18 and over with a valid driver’s license are eligible to participate while the Reskilling Ukraine project will cover the cost of training, accommodation, and meals. The pilot group will include 12 women.
Amendments to Ukraine’s enforcement proceedings legislation, initiated by the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine, have entered into force. Among other measures, the reform provides for the automated lifting of attachments on bank accounts immediately after debts in enforcement proceedings have been fully settled. The main practical benefit for citizens is the complete elimination of the need to contact an enforcement officer in person and wait for paper decisions once the debt has been paid.
The 157th Separate Mechanized Brigade has received another batch of supplies as part of Rinat Akhmetov’s Steel Front military initiative. This time, the military received seven quad bikes and four mobile shower and bath units.
In my previous column, I wrote about social innovations in Ukraine. Those innovations are part of civic resilience and the democratization of security, which Europe is paying close attention to right now. The EU is trying to work out how to spread responsibility for its own security across society as a whole, rather than leaving it to institutions alone. It is looking for concrete ways to bring ordinary people into the work of defense and resistance.
Petro Poroshenko’s lawyers have appealed to the High Anti-Corruption Court demanding that NABU be obligated to register proceedings regarding the fact of exerting influence on the court and to recognize Petro Poroshenko as a victim in the case of the Deputy Head of the Office of the President, Iryna Mudra, due to her pressure on Supreme Court judges who were considering a lawsuit to overturn sanctions.
Internationally recognized brands and financial institutions should direct capital to Ukraine now, not waiting for the hostilities to end. This was emphasized by Rinat Akhmetov, president of FC Shakhtar, during a working visit to UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, where he met with UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin.