The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has adopted a resolution updating the rules for professional and social adaptation of veterans, their family members, and families of fallen Defenders.
“The goal of the decision is to make access to education, retraining, and confirmation of professional experience simpler and faster under wartime conditions,” states the Ministry of Veterans Affairs website, reports Humanitarian Media Hub.
The updated procedure will remain in effect throughout martial law and for one year after its termination.
The program now covers not only veterans with official status but also active service members, reservists, territorial defense volunteers, police officers, rescuers, and other representatives of the security and defense sector. The right to professional adaptation also extends to their family members, including families of soldiers who went missing under special circumstances or died defending Ukraine.
Among the key changes is the introduction of a mechanism for confirming and awarding professional qualifications through accredited qualification centers. This allows veterans to validate their acquired experience without undergoing repeated training, which is especially important for those with practical skills gained during or before service.
The government has also standardized approaches to driver training: education, retraining, and advanced training will now follow the general state procedure applied in the field of driver preparation, simplifying access to services. The resolution sets maximum costs for professional adaptation services, making financing more transparent.
Several bureaucratic requirements have been removed: there is no longer a need to submit individual rehabilitation programs for persons with disabilities, restrictions on the duration of vocational training for working professions have been lifted, and requirements for referrals and additional monitoring have been eliminated.
To unify approaches nationwide, the Ministry of Veterans Affairs will approve a single form of a tripartite agreement for professional adaptation. The updated rules are expected to make the system more flexible and closer to the real needs of veterans and their families, regardless of place of residence or life circumstances.
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