The programs and services that the State Employment Service provides to people with disabilities are aimed at increasing their competitiveness in the labor market, inclusion, social support, and adaptation in the working environment. The service offers:
1. Employment. You can search for a job yourself on the Unified Vacancy Portal, through the PES mobile application, or use the individual support service. The service's specialists will select offers taking into account your specific needs, in particular, with the organization of professional training directly at the future workplace.
2. Vocational training and vouchers. People with disabilities can improve their skills or acquire a new profession. For officially registered unemployed people, such training is free of charge and is carried out in vocational education centers of the Employment Service in 97 working professions and about 400 educational programs. Upon successful completion of training, a state-standard document is issued.
If a person with a disability is not registered with the Employment Service as unemployed and has a vocational or higher education, he or she can improve his or her professional level free of charge by receiving a training voucher. The program offers one of 155 professions and specialties. An application for a voucher can be submitted online on the Employment Service website, via the PES mobile application, or at the nearest employment center.
3. Obtaining the status of registered unemployed and social protection during the period of unemployment.
You can obtain unemployed status in one of three ways:
- personally visit the employment center;
- submit an application through your personal account on the website www.dcz.gov.ua;
- submit an application through the PES mobile application or the Diya application.
The amount of the benefit is determined individually. The duration of payments during martial law cannot exceed 90 days, and for persons of pre-retirement age - 360 calendar days.
4. Grants for creating or developing your own business. This involves participation in the government programs «Grant for your own business» and «Grant for veterans and their family members,» which are administered by the State Employment Service. Applicants can receive from UAH 50,000 to UAH 1 million for creating or developing a business. To do this, you must draw up a business plan and submit it along with the application on the Diya portal.
5. Compensation programs for employers:
The Employment Service provides financial support to employers who hire or equip workplaces for people with disabilities.
Compensation to employers for arranging workplaces for people with disabilities: 1st group – up to 106.5 thousand UAH, 2nd group – up to 71 thousand UAH. To take advantage of the program, the employer must apply for compensation within 90 days from the date of employment of a person with disabilities. This can be done online on the «Diya» portal or offline – by contacting the regional employment center.
Compensation for employment of people with disabilities who have the status of registered unemployed. 50% of actual labor costs are reimbursed, but not more than the minimum wage. The total duration of compensation during the year is 6 months. The application can be submitted in person or through the employer's electronic account on the SES website.
Compensation for employment of people with disabilities who have IDP status, in the amount of the minimum wage. Duration of compensation – 6 months (for the period of martial law). This can be done online on the portal «Diya» or offline – by contacting the regional employment center.