DECIDE team trained 24 experts in strategic planning for education development

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Twenty-four experts of the Swiss-Ukrainian DECIDE Project mastered the tools for strategic planning, analysis of education data, and the development of education development strategies. These experts will support the development of strategies for education development in partner regions and communities.

DECIDE Project team organised a two-day expert session “Strategic Planning for Education Development: From Methodology to Practice” for them in Lviv on 4–5 November. The participants received intensive training in strategic planning, worked on practical tasks, analysed education data, and exchanged experiences.

The training was conducted by:

Valentyna Poltorak, DECIDE Project Manager;
Larysa Zhabenko, DECIDE Coordinator of Component 1;
Mariia Drobot (Mishchenkova), DECIDE National Expert, Coordinator of Strategic Planning for Regional Development in Education, Educational Statistics and Analytics;
Nadiia Balabust, DECIDE National Expert, Coordinator of Career Guidance System Development;
Serhii Yatskovskyi, DECIDE National Expert, Coordinator of Advisory Support to Local Governments in Implementation of Reforms in Specialised Secondary Education;
Olha Terentieva, Head of the Expert Group on Strategic Planning in Communities and Educational Institutions;
Myroslav Kosheliuk, DECIDE National Expert;
Kateryna Nemyrovska, DECIDE Expert, Head of the Expert Group on the Development of Career Guidance Hubs.
Mariia Bohdanova and Olena Antonenko provided organisational support for the event.

The participants gained insight into:

the changes that have taken place in the methodology of strategic planning in Ukraine;
what to focus on when analysing and developing strategies for the development of education;
how to create and use educational profiles of communities and regions for strategic planning;
how to conduct spatial analysis and consider the specific characteristics of different territories;
what needs to be taken into account when establishing a network of academic lyceums;
what funding opportunities for priority educational projects are available through EU funds;
how to link the economic priorities of communities and regions with the development of careers guidance and how to engage the business sector in cooperation on education.

During the practical session, the experts analysed strategies for the development of education, worked with the educational profiles of communities and regions, compared data, and learnt how to use it to help communities make reasoned management decisions in education.

Participants also visited the careers guidance hub at the State Vocational and Technical Educational Institution “Interregional Higher Vocational School of Road Transport and Construction” in Lviv, where its director Nazar Zakal guided them on a tour and explained the hub’s work and the importance of taking local labour market needs into account when planning educational development.

The experts will use the knowledge and practical tools they have gained in their future work with partner regions and communities, helping them to jointly develop a strategic vision and formulate strategies for the development of education.

Most importantly, they will unite the efforts of local authorities, educators, and the business sector to ensure high-quality and accessible education that meets the needs of children, young people, and communities.

The DECIDE project is implemented by NGO DOCCU and PHZH International Projects in Education with the support of the Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine.

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