The Ukrainian Association of Rayon and Oblast Councils is launching a selection of participants for the Leadership and Regional Development Knowledge and Skills Improvement Project. These are the trainings aimed at preparing instructors on “Leadership Formation – Initiative, Responsibility and Goal Implementation" and "Regional and Local Development" topics. The initiative is being implemented with the support of the U-LEAD with Europe programme.

The purpose of the project is to provide information and teach to share it clearly. As a result of the trainings, the participants will be selected and recommended to the oblast local government development centres and other stakeholders as the proper specialists to engage in awareness raising activities. Besides, a section with the portfolio of selected instructors will be created on the Association's website.

The trainings are free and will last three days on each individual topic. They will be conducted by such top experts as Vasyl Kuybida, Professor and President of the National Academy for Public Administration, Nataliia Alyushyna, Associate Professor and Head of the Consulting and Training Centre, and others.

Heads of village and rural settlement councils, heads and starostas of AH councils, heads and deputies of rayon and oblast councils are invited to join the leadership trainings. In order to be selected for the project on this topic, the candidates have to write a short MOTIVATION LETTER and send it to the Association.

The trainings dedicated to the regional and local development invite the heads and deputies of rayon and oblast councils, as well as the representatives of relevant structural subdivisions of oblast state administrations.

The coming trainings dedicated to the leadership topic will be held in Odesa from 11 till 13 December (applications with a motivation letter will be accepted until 29 November), and those dedicated to the regional and local development will be held in Kharkiv on 20-22 December (applications will be accepted until 1 December).

Additionally, applications for trainings, that will take place in February and in early March 2018 for the representatives of local self-governments in the Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv (leadership) and Odesa (regional and local development) Oblasts, will be accepted.

Upon completion of the trainings, participants will receive certificates.

Accommodation and meals are provided by the organisers.

Motivation letters and applications have to be sent to the Association's e-mail address – uaror@ukr.net.

For reference information on the project, please apply during working days from 09.00 to 18.00 by calling 044-484-05-19.