In March 2022, Gymnasium No. 13 in Chernihiv was damaged by russian attack. ‘The school had broken windows and a damaged roof and walls. However, compared to other educational institutions in the area, this building was relatively intact. Schools No. 18 and No. 21, which are located in the same neighbourhood, were completely destroyed. It is here that students from Grades 1–9, as well as technical and teaching staff, from those schools moved to,’ begins Inna Levchenko, princi

A new model for financing and establishing supervisory boards in vocational education institutions. DECIDE Project experts will support the pilot project of the Ministry of Education and Science. At the request of the Ministry of Education and Science, DECIDE, KSE, and RST experts have been working for over a year on modelling, developing and agreeing on a draft procedure for implementing a pilot project to reorganise municipal vocational education institutions into municipal

We have taken another important step towards ensuring that all pupils in Grades 8 and 9 in Ukraine are able to make an informed choice about their future career. Last week in Lviv, the advanced training programme ‘JOBS. Career Guidance for Students: Training and Mentoring for Teachers’ training programme, which was part of the national piloting of a career guidance system for children and adolescents implemented by the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project in partnership with the Mi

On 16 December, H.E. Felix Baumann, the Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation in Ukraine and the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project Manager, took part in a government meeting on school nutrition reform, which was attended by the First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska, Prime Minister of Ukraine Yuliia Svyrydenko, representatives of central executive authorities, heads of regional military administrations, and international partners. The following were presented during the event: Int

« Are the concerns of heads of military administration regarding the possibility of closing general secondary education institutions justified? The relevant legislation is explained below » Experts from the Swiss-Ukrainian ‘Decentralisation for Improved Democratic Education’ (DECIDE) Project regularly provide counselling to representatives of communities on specialised secondary education reform. During these consultations, the question often arises as to whether the founder

A public consultation was recently held in Kalush, Ivano-Frankivsk region, with nearly 200 participants, including educators, school principals, and representatives of local authorities from Kaluska and neighbouring communities. The meeting provided a platform to find common solutions for implementing specialised senior secondary school reform and for developing an effective educational network that focuses on the needs of children and adolescents. The meeting participants in

« Does a teacher perform several ‘professional roles’ at a time? Explanation of the certification rules for each of these roles » Local governments and educational institutions often have practical questions about how to properly certify teaching staff who hold multiple positions or work part-time. This has become one of the most common personnel issues in communities, as correctly applying legislation is key to ensuring the legitimacy of decisions made by attestation commiss

The tenth DECIDE modern career guidance hub has opened at the Pivnichnyi Professional College in Savran, Odesa region. This new type of space enables students in Grades 7–9 to learn about different professions and try out real, professional-level equipment. The hub was created within the framework of an initiative to pilot a new career guidance system for students in Odesa region, in partnership with the DECIDE Project, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and th

Since early March, 43 communities in Odesa region have received advisory support on the implementation of senior specialised school reform from a team of experts from the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project. In November, the DECIDE team worked in the region again, this time with Velykodnalytska and Chornomorska communities. The meeting brought together local government representatives, trade union leaders, educators and parents to discuss the important topic of creating a modern,

In November, the DECIDE Project team visited the Kholmkivska, Baranynska, Kamianska, Bilkivska, Chynadiivska, and Horondivska communities in Zakarpattia region. A total of 13 communities in Zakarpattia region have already joined the effort to support the implementation of senior specialised school reform. The region has its own particular features: more than a third of schools are located in mountainous areas and many of these are situated in communities with national minorit