NATO is preparing to establish a training center for experts of the Ukrainian security and defense on the basis of the Ukroboronprom State Concern.
The management of the state concern, the NATO Liaison Office in Ukraine, Manager of the NATO-Ukraine Professional Development Programme Ove Urup–Madsen discussed in Kyiv the plans to establish a NATO training center to speed up the practical implementation of the bilateral plans and programs of partnership in Ukraine’s security and defense sector, the press office of state concern reported on Friday
According to the report, the curriculum of the training center discussed by the parties will improve the level of knowledge of Ukrainian experts, including in the field of project management, the practical implementation of quality management systems on the defense industry enterprises, the mechanisms of interaction between consumers of defense products and the defense industry, as well as through cooperation mechanisms of NATO-Ukraine partnership programs.
Ukraine and NATO stepped up the dialogue on cooperation in the defense industry in 2014. In early 2015, Kyiv announced its plans to accede to the system of arms procurement for the current member states of the alliance. Ukraine also plans to switch its defense industry in full to NATO standards by 2020.
