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On 20 June 2025, an event marking Global Wind Day was held at the Chervonohrad Professional Mining and Construction Lyceum. The event was part of a Memorandum of Cooperation signed in March 2025 between the lyceum and UWEA, which aims to promote renewable energy, particularly wind power, and to facilitate the training of specialists in this field.
Event participants discussed the labor market prospects in the context of the decentralization and decarbonization of Ukraine's energy sector. They emphasized the growing demand for new professions required for a sustainable energy transition. Special attention was given to adapting educational programs to meet business needs and address modern technological challenges.
UWEA was represented at the event by Yuriy Fedak, Deputy Director for Development at Eco-Optima LLC, and Taras Bereziuk, Director of Intertechservice Group—both of which are UWEA member companies.
Other attendees included representatives from the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine, the Lviv and Volyn Oblast Military Administrations, the Ladyzhyn community (Vinnytsia region), the Sheptytskyi City Council, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, GIZ, the Association of Coal Communities of Ukraine, and the Institute of Power Engineering and Control Systems of Lviv Polytechnic National University.
The Renewable Energy Training and Practical Center, opened at the lyceum, was equipped with the support of the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) Ukraine, as part of its project on the coal regions’ transformation. Notably, the lyceum's students showed sincere interest in pursuing careers in renewable energy, especially wind power, with many viewing it as a promising path for their professional future.
Andriy Konechenkov, Chairman of the UWEA Board:“The transition from a centralized energy system to a decentralized one, from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, demands a rethinking of approaches and objectives in vocational education. Ukraine critically needs qualified specialists in wind energy and other RES technologies. I am confident that the partnership between UWEA and vocational education institutions will be a crucial factor in accelerating the development of wind energy—one of the key pillars of Ukraine's green and sustainable reconstruction.”
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