On January 16, 2014 in the premises of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service the regular meeting of the working (steering) group on the NATO – Ukraine Programme realization for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense took place.
During the meeting the updated draft project of the Action Plan of the NATO – Ukraine Programme realization for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense for 2014 was presented.
All the participants of the event discussed the issue on the Action Plan implementation of the NATO – Ukraine Programme in the first quarter of 2014. Among the main directions according to which the programme is to be implemented it is suggested to solve the problem regarding language proficiency, interior audit, policy formation as well as providing the courses of professional training.
The issue of preparation for the realization of the course of defense and security for the leading personnel of government authorities of Ukraine was also under consideration. The main objective of the course above mentioned is the policy formation of the audience (representatives of top management of government authorities), understanding the strategy in the area of defense and security of different countries, comprehension the issues of security and defense, skills development to their overall analysis.
According to the results of the meeting the draft project of the Action Plan of the NATO – Ukraine Programme for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense for 2014 was approved.
Representatives of the Secretariat of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Security Service of Ukraine, the Troops of the Interior of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine, higher education establishments took part in the meeting of the steering group
Inreference: NATO - Ukraine Programme for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense was founded in October, 2005 during the Consultation of high level between NATO and Ukraine (Vilnius, Lithuania). The Programme presupposes practical professional training as well as definite financial inputs from the member states of the Alliance. .According to the resolution of the sixth meeting of the Commission on cooperation between Ukraine and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service was established as the national coordinator of the NATO – Ukraine Programme for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense and the main performer of the actions regarding the realization of the NATO – Ukraine Programme for the professional development of the civilian personnel of the sector of security and defense.
