War forces people to start from scratch, but at the same time it opens doors many had never considered before. The story of Nataliia Bredun is an example of how forced displacement can become a new professional beginning.
After the start of the full-scale invasion, she had to leave her hometown Kurakhove and move to Odesa. For some time she remained unemployed, and after being laid off she turned to the State Employment Service of Ukraine for help in finding a job.
Nataliia’s main insight today sounds like advice for thousands of Ukrainians:
“I do not divide jobs into ‘women’s’ or ‘men’s’. There is work that simply needs to be done well, and I am ready to learn.”
To update her skills, specialists suggested that she upgrade her qualifications at the Poltava Center for Vocational and Technical Education of the State Employment Service. The knowledge she gained helped her successfully pass a job interview and secure a position as a metal sorter-assembler at Defense-Metal LLC.
The employer highly appreciated the candidate’s professional training. The job is hardly considered traditionally “female,” but Nataliia is not afraid of challenges. Her professional background includes not only work as a pastry chef and salesperson, but also experience as a transporter and a sampler. Such experience shows her openness to new fields and readiness to master different types of work.
Nataliia’s story proves that with an active job seeker’s position and the support of the employment service, any difficulty can be overcome.
Why is it worth contacting the employment service?
🔹 Retraining
Training in professions that are in demand “here and now.”
🔹 Psychological confidence
“I felt that I was not left alone with my problems,” Nataliia says. The support of specialists helps overcome the fear of change.
🔹 Economic stability
An opportunity to find a job with a decent income even in a new region.
If you would like to learn which retraining programs are available today, visit: https://www.dcz.gov.ua/profnavch/noformal.
There you can choose a vocational training center of the State Employment Service and an educational program.
More details about training vouchers: https://www.dcz.gov.ua/profnavch/voucher.
📞 Call center: 0-800-219-713.