The fourth stage of the qualification exam – the completion of a practical assignment related to the specialisation of the relevant court within the framework of the qualification exam for candidates for the position of local court judge and judges who have expressed their intention to be transferred to another local court – will be held from October 07 to October 31, 2025, at the premises of the High Qualification Commission of Judges of Ukraine at the following address: 9, General Shapoval St., Kyiv.
The location of the building of the Commission can be found at this link (in Ukrainian).
A diagram of the premises for performing the practical assignment can be found at this link (in Ukrainian).
The schedules for completing the practical assignment in the relevant court’s area of specialisation can be found at the following links:
local administrative court (in Ukrainian);
local commercial court (in Ukrainian);
local general court (in Ukrainian).
If the participant’s surname does not match the one on the list, in particular due to a change of surname, the Commission must be notified immediately by telephone (044) 233-63-85 and bring a document certifying this change to the exam.
The practical assignment in the specialisation of the relevant court will be performed using computer technology.
The duration of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the relevant court is
180 minutes, with a maximum possible score of 150 points.
Candidates for the position of local court judge and judges who have expressed their intention to be transferred to another local court will perform one practical assignment of type 2 within one specialisation.
A coefficient of 2 will be applied to calculate the score that a participant receives for completing the practical assignment in the specialisation of the relevant court.
The passing score for the fourth stage of the qualification exam (completion of the practical assignment in the specialisation of the relevant court) is 75 percent of the maximum possible score, or 112,5 points.
During the practical assignment, authorised representatives will announce information about the procedure for its completion and the order of movement in the hall. Please listen carefully to the announcements and follow the relevant instructions.
Schedule for the qualification exam (stage)
Group I participants:
8:00 a.m. – 8:40 a.m. – main time allocated for admission to the premises;
8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. – registration;
08:35 a.m. – 08:45 a.m. – generation of a notebook with a practical assignment in the Commission’s information system;
08:45 a.m. – 09:00 a.m. – instructing participants on how to work in the Commission’s information system and its functional capabilities;
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – completion of the practical assignment;
12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m. – collection of sheets of paper issued to participants for their own notes, recording of the completion of the practical assignment.
Group II participants:
12:15 p.m. – 12:55 p.m. – main time allocated for admission to the premises;
12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – registration;
12:50 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. – generation of a notebook with a practical assignment in the Commission’s information system;
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. – instructing participants on how to work in the Commission’s information system and its functional capabilities;
1:15 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. – completion of the practical assignment;
4:15 p.m. – 4:25 p.m. – collection of sheets of paper issued to participants for their own notes, recording of the completion of the practical assignment.
In the event of an air raid alert during the qualification exam or other circumstances that prevent it from being held, the Commission may decide to postpone the qualification exam to another date.
Before entering the room to perform the practical assignment, participants must turn off their mobile phones and other electronic devices for recording, reproducing, receiving, and transmitting information.
Participants must present their Ukrainian passport (in the form of a booklet or card), as well as the individual card issued during registration for the first stage of the exam.
Without a Ukrainian passport (in the form of a booklet or card), participants will not be admitted to the room where the practical assignment is performed!
During registration:
1) the identity of the person who appeared for the qualification exam (stage) is established on the basis of a Ukrainian passport in the form of a booklet or card;
2) the participant’s workstation number is determined at random, i.e., the participant blindly selects from a set of randomly printed and placed workstation numbers (sector/row/seat);
3) an individual code for the exam participant is generated using the information system used by the Commission for the purposes of the qualification exam;
4) participants are familiarised with the rules for performing the practical assignment and are given a bag for storing personal items that are prohibited for use during the practical assignment.
The individual card shall indicate: the date of the practical assignment, the workstation number (sector/row/seat), and the individual code.
The individual card is the only document by which the exam participant can find out their coded results of the qualification exam (stage) after they are published on the official website of the Commission.
Keep your individual card until the Commission determines the overall results of the qualification exam (decoded)!
At the entrance to the room for performing the practical assignment, as well as at the request of an authorised representative, the participant must present their individual card and Ukrainian passport (in the form of a booklet or card).
Participants are not allowed to move around the room without these documents.
At the entrance to the room, participants must present their individual card and Ukrainian passport (in the form of a booklet or card). Participants are not allowed to move around the room without these documents.
In the room for performing the practical assignment, the participant must take their place at their workstation. From this moment until the completion of the practical assignment, the participant is prohibited from moving around the hall without the permission and accompaniment of an authorised representative, or from going outside, in particular to smoke.
Until the completion of the practical assignment, participants are prohibited from using mobile phones and/or other electronic devices for recording, reproducing, receiving, and transmitting information, as well as receiving or transmitting any sources of information to other participants.
A bag for storing personal belongings that are prohibited for use during the practical assignment must be kept closed near the participant’s workplace.
After the authorised representative announces the start of the practical assignment, the participant may go to the restroom in exceptional cases with the permission and accompaniment of an authorised representative.
If it is necessary to contact an authorised representative during the practical assignment, in particular to inform them of the intention to go to the restroom, the participant, remaining at their workplace, raises their hand and waits for the authorised representative.
Only one participant may go to the restroom at a time; the next participant may go after the previous one returns from the restroom.
If a participant is late, he/she has the right to register and complete the practical assignment within the time allotted for this purpose. No additional time will be provided in this case.
A participant has the right to refuse to take the qualification exam, in particular due to health reasons, which shall be recorded in a corresponding report. After the report is drawn up, such a participant must immediately leave the room for performing the practical assignment, accompanied by an authorised representative.
Please note, that if a participant refuses to perform the practical assignment, in particular due to health reasons, they will be considered to have failed the qualification exam.
Rules for completing the practical assignment
When completing the practical assignment, the participant has the right to:
1. Appropriate and safe conditions.
2. Polite and impartial treatment.
3. Water and medication on the table.
4. Completion of the practical assignment within the time allotted.
5. Early completion of the practical assignment, but no later than 15 minutes before its completion.
6. Refusal to perform the practical assignment, in particular due to health reasons.
During the practical assignment, participants are prohibited from:
1. Taking the exam in outer clothing and headwear.
2. Communicate in any way with other participants, in particular after registration, receive information or material media from them or transfer it to them.
3. Interfere with other participants in performing the practical assignment.
4. Perform the practical assignment instead of another participant.
5. Cheat, including by copying from another participant.
6. Leave the workplace and the room for performing the practical assignment without permission and without being accompanied by an authorised representative.
7. Bring dangerous objects and substances that may pose a threat to the life and health of others into the room for performing the practical assignment.
During the practical assignment, participants are required to:
1. Observe discipline and generally accepted rules of conduct.
2. Turn off their electronic devices (mobile phones, electronic watches, devices for reading, processing, storing, reproducing, and receiving/transmitting information, as well as individual components that may be part of them (Bluetooth headsets, headphones, etc.).
3. Place their own paper sources of information (including notes), electronic devices, and other personal items in a special bag provided by the Commission.
4. Place their Ukrainian passport and individual card at their workstation.
5. Perform the practical assignment at the workstation assigned to them.
6. Complete the practical assignment independently.
7. Follow the instructions and requirements of authorised representatives.
Features of the practical assignment
To complete the practical assignment, the participant will be provided with:
1) a workstation (table and chair);
2) a bag for small personal items;
3) a laptop with a mouse connected to it and access to permitted regulatory and legal acts;
4) one 0,5 liter bottle of still water;
5) clean sheets of paper for personal notes/marks.
The use of personal sheets of paper is not permitted.
Participants are allowed to copy text from the practical assignment notebook into the notebook for completing practical assignment.
The date of the court decision prepared by the participant in the notebook for the practical assignment is the date of completion of the practical assignment.
To complete the practical assignment, each participant’s laptop will have access to the regulatory and legal acts necessary and sufficient for its completion.
The use of the participant’s own regulatory and legal acts on paper, in particular published copies, is not permitted.
If, after the announcement of the start of the practical assignment, any sources of information in paper and/or electronic format that are not included in the package provided by the authorised representatives are found in the participant’s possession, this shall be grounds for drawing up a protocol of violation.
After the time allotted for the practical assignment has elapsed, the participant must remain at their workstation, raise their hand, and wait until the authorised representatives collect the sheets of paper provided and record the completion of the practical assignment in the classroom register.
Features of the practical assignment, methodological guidelines for assessing the practical assignment, samples of practical assignments, and a list of references in the Unified State Register of Court Decisions to Supreme Court rulings setting out conclusions on the application of legal norms can be found at this link (in Ukrainian).
Instructions for using the IpLex platform, which will be accessible offline during the practical assignment, can be found at this link (in Ukrainian).
ATTENTION!
Strict adherence to the rules for performing the practical assignment is the responsibility of the participant. Ignorance of these rules does not exempt you from responsibility related to participation in the qualification exam. Any violation of the rules for performing the practical assignment by a participant shall be recorded in the minutes, which may be grounds for the Commission to decide that the participant has failed the exam!
An appeal by a participant to the Commission, indicating their surname, first name, patronymic, and individual code (individual codes) before the Commission’s decision to approve the decoded results of the qualification exam (stage) is considered an attempt to identify themselves and may result in the termination of the participant’s participation in the qualification exam (recognition as having failed the qualification exam).