The offline training is organized in four macro-regions on the basis of leading specialized universities in Kyiv, Odesa, Lviv and Poltava, which will take place over 25 working days, 3 hours a day in three shifts and in a 50/50 ratio of theory and practice. In particular, DTEK has registered more than 70 students for the first enrollment in the three programs that have already started.

The following training programs have been developed:

1. "HoReCa" (Сoordinators - Teachers of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business Management - Head, Dr. of Economics, Prof. Margarita BOIKO; PhD in Economics, Associate Prof. Natalia ZIKIY; PhD in Economics, Associate Prof. Tetiana TKACHUK).
2. Food Production (Сoordinators – Dr. of Technical Sciences, Prof. Viktoriia Hnitsevych; Dr. of Technical Sciences, Prof. Tеtiana YUDINA; PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Prof. Anzhelika MEDVEDEVA, PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Prof. Tetiana Martsyn, and Teacher of the Department of Hotel and Restaurant Business Management - Dr. of Economics, Prof. Myroslava BOSOVSKA).
3. Retail (Сoordinators - Teachers of the Department of Commercial Business and Logistics - PhD in Economics, Associate Prof. Maryna KOTOVA, PhD in Economics, Associate Prof. Olha KAVUN-MOSHKOVSKA).

The developed course programs are relevant in the context of martial law, when there is a shortage of personnel in all areas. They will allow us to quickly train employees in new skills that are necessary to support critical sectors of the economy and ensure the country's vital functions.

With the help of intensive RapidSkills courses, students have the opportunity to master a new specialty, gaining the necessary amount of theoretical knowledge and practical skills with the involvement of employers based on stakeholder enterprises.

Stakeholders were leading companies in the relevant industry:

• Ramada Encore Kyiv - International Hotel (Yulia Mozgova, Administrative Manager);
• Department of confectionery and bakery production of KPI PRO LLC (Vita LANSKA, Head);
• Novus Ukraine LLC (Natalia STEPANIUK, Head of Internal Communications);
• Epicenter K LLC (Larysa PETROVA, Training Project Specialist of the Training and Development Department).

Upon completion of the courses, students will have the opportunity to receive certificates and participate in job fairs with local employers to facilitate the employment of graduates.

We express our sincere gratitude to the co-organizers for their assistance in the development of society and the restoration of important sectors of Ukraine's economy, as well as for providing opportunities to find employment in new industries!

We invite you to register for training in the selected areas on the website of the National Tourism Organization of Ukraine.

Feedback from the students on the results of the first day's training:

"Thank you for your work! The first day was very interesting, informative and positive. I hope the whole course "Service activities in the HoReCa industry" will be like that.

Iryna Kuchanska

"The first lesson impressed me with the level of preparation and organization, the amount of material provided and its presentation. I am looking forward to the next training! I am grateful to the organizer for the opportunity to learn new and useful things, and I hope that this knowledge will help me better navigate e-commerce and apply it in practice."

Oksana SAVCHENKO

"The start of the training course "Service activities in the HoReCa industry" left me with pleasant impressions, from the organization of the process to the actual conduct of the class in an offline format. Thank you, as a teacher, for the accessibility and interactivity of the course materials, active communication with the audience on topical issues of the hospitality business. It is very valuable! I recommend this course to anyone who wants to improve their skills and gain the necessary knowledge in the HoReCa sector!"

Ksenia Kovtoniuk

"I would like to thank you for the opportunity to join the course! Interesting material, pleasant presentation and a light friendly atmosphere from the first day of classes. Also, a small excursion before the start of classes was extremely interesting. I really liked the cooking laboratory, it's just my dream! Everything is so well organized and equipped that I want to study and work))) Thanks to the organizers and the lecturer!"

Yana Gorbunova

Dean of the Faculty of Technologies and Business
Nadiia VEDMID