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Beredskapslyftet - a Swedish non-profit organization, the founder of the Reskilling Ukraine project. Its goal is to combine the resources of civil society and business to overcome the crises and serious challenges facing the country.
The creation of the organization is related to the 2020 pandemic. It was then that the owners of recruiting companies and businesses founded Beredskapslyftet.
At that time, a significant number of airline personnel were out of work due to the lockdown. Instead, the country was in dire need of medical staff to help in hospitals. Therefore, the organization's first project was to retrain stewardesses and other SAS employees to become medical staff.

At the end of 2023, the Swedish and Ukrainian teams jointly created the Reskilling Ukraine project, which became the organization's first project to be fully implemented in Ukraine.
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Our advantages

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Free high-quality training

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Promoting inclusion and equal opportunities

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Professions in demand on the labor market

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Career support and a community of like-minded people

Courses

Installer of solar power plants

Solar Power Installer - a free retraining course from the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. This course allows you to master the profession of solar power plant installer and start a career in this field.

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Installer of solar power plants

Solar Power Installer - a free course for veterans as part of the UNIT 6.0 program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. The course allows you to master the profession of solar power plant installer and start working in this field.

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Truck driver with a trailer (category CE)

This is a free course from the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. In this course, you can get a CE category driver's license. This category gives you the right to drive a truck weighing more than 7.5 tons.

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Passenger bus driver (category D)

This is a free course from the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. In this course, you can get the profession of a passenger bus driver with a capacity of more than 16 passengers.

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Car mechanic

Car Mechanic is a free training course for women as part of the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. This course is designed to train future professionals in the field of car maintenance and repair.

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Veteran career consultant

This is a free course for veterans of the UNIT 6.0 program by the Reskilling Ukraine project. The course was created for veterans to give them more opportunities for professional development on their way back to civilian life.

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Truck driver (category C)

This is a free course of the retraining program from the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project. In this course, you can get a category C driver's license. This category gives you the right to drive a truck weighing from 3.5 tons to more than 7.5 tons.

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Iron Women: excavator and loader operator

Iron Women is a free retraining program for women to become excavator operators and front-end loader drivers as part of the OnTrack program of the Reskilling Ukraine project.

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Success stories

Oksana Panchoshna

Truck driver at Avtologistika

"If you dream of working as a truck driver, don't stop. You have to get behind the wheel and drive. As they say, ‘the eyes fear, but the hands do’.

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Yulia Kartalapova

Bus driver at KLR Bus

“Driving a double-decker bus instantly puts a puzzle together. Every time I approach the bus and ask myself: “Yulia, what do you want?” The answer is always the same - get behind the wheel, get on the highway and drive.”

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Victoria Synitska-Kutsenko

Truck driver at Avtologistika

"We're all drivers behind the wheel, and it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. We are just doing our job."

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Are driver's courses free of charge? Who pays for it?

All courses in our programs are completely free of charge. Our project is funded and implemented with the support of the Swedish government, private Swedish foundations, and businesses.

What does retraining mean?

This means learning a new profession. In our case, it means training women and veterans to acquire a profession in demand in Ukraine in a field where there is a demand for workers combined with decent wages.

Who are your courses for?

Our courses for women are suitable for women who do not want to work in an office, stay at home, are tired of communication and routine, are disappointed in their profession, have lost their previous job, want a decent salary, want to realize their dreams and feel independent. At the same time, it is important to meet the basic conditions of the chosen course.

Courses for veterans are suitable for veterans who have been in civilian status for at least six months and are interested in studying, learning a new profession, and working in that field. We pay special attention to the ability of graduates to use the acquired knowledge and skills to support other veterans on their way to social adaptation and return to professional life.

Is it possible to combine studying at the course with work?

No. The retraining program requires full involvement in the learning process during the field part of the course and arrival in a designated city for the entire period of classes (or practice). In addition, you need to set aside time every weekday evening for lectures on theory at a driving course and additionally for taking tests and preparing for the exam. And training to become a career counselor requires at least 50 percent involvement during the internship and preparation for certification. With this in mind, we advise you to plan the time required to successfully complete the course in advance.

Is it possible to choose two directions at once?

No. However, you can take the two courses consecutively, provided that you want to study for a C category truck driver and then to open the CE category. In other cases, this is not possible.

What document will I receive after graduation?

Upon completion of our courses and successful completion of the required exams, you will receive documents in accordance with the course you have completed.

• Driving courses for women - our certificate and a driver's license in the chosen category of training (in case of successful completion of the exam).

• Production specialties - a state-issued certificate in the new specialty and our certificate.

• Course for veterans - a certificate of the educational institution with a new qualification and our certificate.

Do you provide employment assistance after completing the courses?

The Reskilling Ukraine project does not provide employment for graduates of retraining programs, but we make a lot of effort to increase their chances of finding a job. In particular, we introduce our graduates to various employers who are looking for specialists to join their teams, create a field for acquaintance and dialogue between them, send graduates current vacancies of our employer partners, etc. In addition, we can help them prepare for interviews and write resumes.

Isn't it too late for me to study if I'm already over 40?

Definitely not. The average age of our graduates in 2024 is 41. In general, the portrait of our candidate is a married middle-aged woman with children.