How to become a rescuer?

November 29, 2021

For current eleventh-graders, only a few weeks remain to decide on their future path. In this article, we will tell you where you can obtain a profession related to ensuring safety and rescuing people.

Those who have decided to dedicate their lives to the profession of a rescuer are invited by the Civil Protection University (CPU) of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus in Minsk.

The university offers training in the specialty "Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations" (male students only) and in the specialty "Fire and Industrial Safety" (male and female students). The duration of study is 4 years. To be admitted, certificates of centralized testing in mathematics, physics, and Russian (Belarusian) language are required. The duration of study in full-time education is 4 years. Prior to admission, all candidates must undergo a mandatory professional selection, which includes: conducting special checks, studying moral and business qualities, medical examination by a military medical commission, and determining the level of physical fitness of candidates.

The advantage of studying at the CPU of the MES is that all cadets are provided with accommodation, meals, uniforms, state insurance and medical care, as well as a monetary allowance (on average, about 380 Belarusian rubles per month). During their studies, cadets have the opportunity to learn practical driving and obtain a category "B" driver's license. Upon graduation, they receive the officer rank of "lieutenant of the internal service" and are guaranteed employment. In most cases, graduates are assigned to their place of residence or to nearby units.

Applicants who do not pass the competition for state-funded places can participate in the competition for full-time education on a fee-paying basis.

Purposefully preparing for admission to universities of the system

Specialized Lyceum at the University of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Belarus in Gomel trains students for national security of Belarus. Boys who have completed the 6th grade are admitted here. The training period is 5 years (from the 7th to the 11th grades) with round-the-clock accommodation.

A lyceum student is fully supported by the state (uniforms, five meals a day, accommodation, medical care). The Lyceum has a unique educational, training, and material and technical base: academic and dormitory buildings, sports, training, and wrestling halls, a 25-meter swimming pool. Graduates of the lyceum, with marks of 7 points or higher in their certificate, have the right to enter universities of law enforcement agencies without passing the Centralized Testing.

Entrance examinations to the Lyceum include mathematics, Russian (Belarusian) language, and physical education. Admission is competitive, based on the total score achieved. Persons with benefits provided by law are admitted out of competition, provided they receive marks of at least 4 points in the entrance examinations, in the order of priority.

For those who do not get admitted to the University of Civil Protection, admission to the Polotsk State Chemical-Technological College for the specialty "Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations" is a good choice, with a training period of 2 years and 10 months for full-time study on a budget basis. Boys aged 17 to 25 with a general secondary education certificate are admitted. Dormitory accommodation is provided to all in need.

College graduates receive the professional qualification of "rescuer-firefighter" and are employed in bodies and units for emergency situations in positions of enlisted and junior command staff. Upon graduation from college, graduates have the right to enter the University of Civil Protection for a shortened part-time study program (training period of 3 years).

To form a personal file for admission to the aforementioned educational institutions (University of Civil Protection, Specialized Lyceum at the University of Civil Protection, Polotsk State Chemical-Technological College), you need to contact the Glubokoye District Department for Emergency Situations at the address: Glubokoye, Moskovskaya St., 129a, or by phone at 3-09-43. They will answer all your questions there.