Promo day in the civil service 24
Every year, the National Agency on Civil Service holds informative events to promote the civil service. This year, the Promo Day in Public Service in Lviv region traditionally started with Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. On May 15, 2024, the Ivan Franko National University of Lviv hosted an information event “Promo Day in the Public Service” organized by the Western Interregional Department of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service (NAUCS) together with the Faculty of Finance and Business Management.
The purpose of the event was to familiarize students with relevant aspects of civil service, such as the procedure for competing for vacancies, social guarantees, benefits and opportunities for professional and career growth of civil servants.
The event was initiated by Olga Smaliy, Head of the Western Interregional Department. The event was joined by Deputy Head Mykola Trofymenko and Chief Specialist of the Western Interregional Department of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service Iryna Pona. The delegation of the Western Interregional Directorate of the NAUCS held an official working meeting with the First Vice-Rector Andrii Hukaliuk, Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Business Management Andrii Stasyshyn and Head of the Department of Public Administration and Business Management Hanna Komarnytska. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation, the prospects of opening a Center for Advanced Training for Civil Servants at the University and other important aspects of cooperation in the field of training for the civil service.
During the meeting with the applicants for higher education in the specialty 281 Public Management and Administration, the First Vice-Rector Andrii Hukaliuk emphasized the importance of this profession in the reconstruction of Ukraine, and the Dean of the Faculty of Finance and Business Management Andrii Stasyshyn noted that this specialty is extremely important in the formation of future managers, their leadership skills and prospects in the labor market. He also noted that students come to the University with a high level of motivation for their realization, and this gives high rates of their further employment.
Olha Smaliy congratulated the young people, emphasizing that future managers should be intrinsically motivated to serve the state and society. She also gave a lecture on the benefits of the civil servant profession, prospects and opportunities for young people to realize themselves in the civil service, salaries, career development, building a strong civil servant brand, and the importance of applying barrier-free public administration.
‘ During the interactive part of the event, Mykola Trofymenko presented a practical intensive where young people had the opportunity to realize their vision of future managers. The teams created had to address the issue of overcoming prejudice against the civil service. The event aroused keen interest among students who actively participated in the discussions and received comprehensive answers to their questions from the NAUCS representatives.
The Promo Day will help to attract talented young people to work in state and local government, and increase the prestige of the civil service.
The management of the University expressed gratitude to the Western Interregional Department of the National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service for the opportunity to allow young people to see the prospects of their participation in the post-war development of the country.
Such events are extremely important for young people who have decided to connect their careers with the public sphere of management and administration in the future.