Practical, English-language training for international organisations, government agencies and authorised mine action professionals. Bring your team to Ukraine and learn from practitioners working with today's explosive threats.
SHERIFF Demining Training Center is a certified vocational training centre in Kyiv, part of the SHERIFF security group, which has operated in Ukraine for more than 20 years. We train our own deminers, and we train teams sent to us by other organisations.
Each programme can be run as a closed course for your team. Duration, depth and assessment are agreed with you before the course starts.
We build a programme around the tasks your personnel will face: threat environment, equipment, procedures and assessment criteria.
For organisations with specific operational needs
Full professional course for new deminers: survey, detection, manual clearance, safety and medical basics. Standard course length is 4 weeks.
For new personnel
Competency-based update for experienced staff, focused on current threat types, procedures and field practice in Ukraine.
For personnel with field experience
Identification of explosive ordnance found in Ukraine today, hazard awareness and safe behaviour around contaminated areas.
For authorised professional personnel
Training aligned, where applicable, with the IMAS 09.30 EOD competency levels.
For EOD operators and team leaders
Instructor development for organisations building their own internal training capacity: lesson design, field exercises, assessment.
For current and future instructors
User training on detection equipment, PPE and specialised tools, combined with field evaluation and structured feedback.
For manufacturers and institutional users
Our programmes combine the Ukrainian state professional standard with the relevant International Mine Action Standards (IMAS). The table shows which framework applies to each programme.
| Programme | Framework | How competence is confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Deminer | Ukrainian state educational standard DOS 5169.O.84.25–2022 and relevant IMAS competencies | Theory exam and practical assessment; state qualification exam |
| EOD training | Relevant competencies of IMAS 09.30 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) | Practical assessment against the agreed EOD level |
| Non-technical survey | Relevant competencies of IMAS 08.10 (Non-technical survey) | Scenario-based field exercise and reporting task |
| Refresher and upskilling | Competency-based programme agreed with the client | Pre- and post-course assessment |
| Training management | IMAS 06.10 (Management of training) | Risk assessment, safety briefings, drills, quality control |
To confirm by the training department: final list of IMAS references per programme.
We issue two different kinds of documents. It is worth knowing the difference before you plan a course.
A state certificate of qualification as an explosive ordnance search operator (deminer), issued under the Ukrainian state educational standard.
Every institutional participant receives detailed documentation of the training they completed. Your organisation can use it for its own accreditation and personnel records.
Ukraine is today one of the most heavily contaminated countries in the world. Training here means learning from the people who clear it every day.
Practical work with the types of explosive ordnance found in contemporary conflict, including items rarely covered by standard courses.
Our instructors combine teaching with active mine action work in Ukraine.
Exposure to how humanitarian mine action is organised in Ukraine now: tasking, survey, clearance, quality control.
Training with detection equipment, PPE and tools used in ongoing operations.
Classrooms, an indoor training area and an outdoor training ground, all in Kyiv.
Time with Ukrainian practitioners to share lessons learned, beyond the course itself.
The SHERIFF DEMINING team of instructors consists of specialists with many years of military, international, teaching and practical experience in humanitarian demining, engineering training and first aid. Our instructors give trainees not only theoretical knowledge but practical experience gained in real-world conditions, with special emphasis on safety, discipline and professional responsibility.
Photo: Yana DubrovskaCEO, SHERIFF Education Center
Photo: Oleksandr OvcharDirector of the Training Center, Humanitarian Demining Instructor
Photo: Oleksii LatyshevDeputy CEO & Senior Instructor
Photo: Oleksii PadunInstructor, Humanitarian Demining & International Training Programmes
Photo: Vyacheslav TsukhInstructor, Engineering Training, Humanitarian Demining & Occupational Safety
Photo: Kateryna PomaznaFirst Aid Instructor, Physician, Combat Medic
Everything a course needs is on one site in Kyiv. Participants train with the same detection equipment and protective gear our teams use in the field, including Garrett, Lorenz and Gauss detectors and STANAG 2920 demining suits.
Photo: outdoor training ground
Photo: classroom
Photo: indoor training area
Photo: detection equipment
Photo: PPE
Photo: inert training aids
Photo: medical training areaSpecialists from international mine action operators have trained with us. Logos are published with each organisation's permission.
We test new mine action equipment in realistic conditions and give manufacturers structured feedback from the people who will use it. We have worked with manufacturers including BCB International and Drone Evolution.
One contract covers the training and everything around it. We send a quotation within 5 working days of your request.
Training is managed in line with IMAS 06.10. Every course follows documented procedures, from risk assessment before the first lesson to a report after the last.
Training centre documents, published in Ukrainian. English summaries are available on request.
We plan every course around the security situation. Participants stay in a hotel with a bomb shelter, receive a security briefing on arrival, and all training sites have shelter access. Add your air-raid procedure in one sentence.
Yes. Institutional programmes are delivered by English-speaking instructors. Training materials and documentation are provided in English.
The state certificate confirms qualification for work in Ukraine. For use abroad, we provide detailed training documentation listing hours, competencies and results, which your organisation can use in its own accreditation process.
We recommend 6–8 weeks for a closed group, to agree the programme, arrange logistics and prepare materials.
We can arrange transfer from the border to Kyiv, accommodation and meals. We will advise on entry requirements, but visas and travel insurance remain the participants' responsibility.
Tell us about your team and what they need. We will reply with a draft programme, dates and a quotation.
CEO, SHERIFF Education Center