Cabinet of Ministers approves operating procedure for rescuer technical college under MES Academy

Secondary school graduates will be able to enroll on state grants or on a fee-paying contract basis. Study programs will cover primary, secondary, and specialized secondary vocational education. Emergency authorities personnel holding rescuer positions who become students of the technical college will retain their monthly salary for the duration of their studies.

For rescuers at major economic facilities, categorized facilities, and hazardous industrial sites, preferential admission under contracts commissioned by their organizations is provided. In addition, the technical college will offer short-term vocational courses tailored to labor market needs, employer proposals, and MES orders. Simulation, imitation, and virtual laboratories and training grounds are planned for student practice. Starting in 2029, a personnel reserve for emergency authorities will be formed from the graduates.

The technical college will become a separate legal entity and will be located on the territory of the unified educational campus of the MES Academy. The ministry was given two months to approve the charter and complete state registration, and within three months, together with the Vocational Education Agency, it must develop and approve curricula and syllabuses. The MES will submit proposals on admission quotas to the agency annually by February 1. The establishment of the technical college was previously envisaged by presidential resolution No. PP-123 of April 3, 2026.