Modern career guidance hub for schoolchildren opens in Lviv!
Adolescents will now be able to learn about different professions and try them out in practice. The new hub was opened at the Interregional High Vocational School of Automotive Transport and Construction in Lviv, in cooperation with the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project and the Lviv City Council. The creation of hubs is part of a broader initiative to pilot a new career support system for students in the Lviv region in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of Uk
Sumy region prepares to implement high school reform despite wartime challenges
On 30 September, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in cooperation with the DECIDE Project and local authorities, held a public discussion on secondary school reform in Romny, Sumy Region. Sumy became the 22nd region to host such meetings. To date, more than 1,200 communities from across Ukraine have participated in these discussions. The discussion in the Sumy region was attended by Nadiia Kuzmychova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine; Head o
Richelieu Forum ‘Human Rights in Ukraine: Optics of Change’
This year’s Richelieu Forum, held annually by the National Agency for Civil Service of Ukraine, was dedicated to the topic ‘Human Rights in Ukraine: Optics of Change’. The DECIDE project was this event’s traditional partner. The Richelieu Forum provides an opportunity to engage in an open discussion about the future of public service within the context of war, reconstruction, and EU accession. The forum agenda included: strategic discussions on the transformation of public se
Vocational Education Day in Ukraine
On 2 October, we celebrate a day dedicated to those shaping the future of Ukraine’s economy and labour market: vocational education institutions, their teachers, and their students. Vocational education is about more than just knowledge and skills. It is a path to self-fulfilment, decent employment, and to the development of communities and the country as a whole. Here, a new generation of craftsmen, technologists, and specialists is being formed who demonstrate daily that it
Over 300 communities across Ukraine already consulted by DECIDE Project experts
Every day, the experts from the DECIDE Project provide advisory support to communities on issues related to reform of senior specialised education. Consultative meetings have already been held in 20 regions of Ukraine. Almost 5,600 representatives from over 300 communities participated in them. Experts personally visited 143 communities and held almost 160 online consultations. The largest number of consultations were held in the Odesa, Chernivtsi, Kyiv and Vinnytsia regions
Public consultation on implementation of senior specialised education reform held in Bershad community
In September, a public consultation on the implementation of the reform of senior specialised education took place in the Bershad community in the Vinnytsia region, as part of the 'Into the Future Together!' forum. The event was organised by a team of experts from the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE project, together with local authorities, MPs, educators, and parents of schoolchildren. The consultation served as an open platform for dialogue, providing the community with explanations
DECIDE Project experts joint the working group on delineation of powers between local governments and executive authorities based on the principle of subsidiarity
The DECIDE Project experts joined the Working Group on the delineation of powers between local governments and executive authorities...
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska visits culinary hub created by the DECIDE Project team based at the Chernihiv Centre for Vocational and Technical Education
The focus of school nutrition reform today is to provide children in affected regions with a balanced diet. This is why we launched our...
On 1 September, Chernihiv School No. 13 opens its doors to more than 800 pupils
On 1 September, Chernihiv Secondary School No. 13 welcomed more than 800 students into its newly renovated 3,600-square-metre premises...
Culinary hub opened at Vasylkiv Vocational College
A culinary hub has opened at Vasylkiv Vocational College, creating a space that brings together education, community and business to secure a better future for Ukrainian children in their homeland. The culinary career guidance hub was created in partnership with the DECIDE Project team, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, the Kyiv Regional State Administration and the Vasylkiv Vocational College. This collaboration covered everything from designing the premises