Two-day training on the introduction of theme on gender-responsive budgeting in the system of professional development, specialization and advanced training of civil servants and local self-government officials

Monday, 23 September 2019 09:25

On September 23, 2019 a two-day training for trainers on the introduction of theme on gender-responsive budgeting into the training system of professional development, specialization and advanced training of civil servants and local self-government officials is held in Odesa within the framework of cooperation between National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) and Center for Adaptation of the Civil Service to the Standards of the European Union jointly with the the Friedrich Ebert stiftung in Ukraine and Project “Gender Budgeting in Ukraine”.

Welcoming speech to the participants was delivered by the Head of Finance, Accounting and Resource Supporting Department – the Chief Accountant of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service Tetiana TOKARCHUK who wished for fruitful work and pointed out that the integration of gender mainstreaming into the activities of civil servants and local self-government officials has ability to implement the reform of public administration, local self-government and decentralization more efficient and will facilitate its compliance with the European Union standards and good governance principles.

The event is run by the experts Nataliia RIABUSHENKO and Maryna SHAPOVAL who during a two-day training session familiarize the participants with gender equality issues, gender-responsive budgeting in Ukraine and worldwide, gender budget analysis process and also discuss the introduction of gender equality and gender-responsive budgeting into training programs of system of professional development, specialization and advanced training of civil servants and local self-government officials.

Representatives of centers for retraining and advanced training of representatives of government authorities, local self-government authorities, public enterprises, institutions and organizations, representatives of interregional departments of NAUCS and higher educational establishments that provide professional training for Master's degree in ”Public Management and Administration” take part in the event.

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