Mentorship at the Enterprise: How Business Builds a Culture of Knowledge Transfer

Together with the Association of “Ukrainian Manufacturers of Transparent Structures”, a training session titled “Mentorship at the Enterprise” was conducted to promote effective approaches to knowledge transfer and employee adaptation in business environments. Teamwork during the training session The training was delivered by Larysa Shtefan, HR Lead at Glas Trösch Ukraine and a participant of […]

Install Fest Ukraine 2026: Skills Competition for Trainers, Skills Development, and New Opportunities for Business and Vocational Education

Within Install Fest Ukraine 2026, a professional skills competition for VET teachers training masters in the occupation “Installer of sanitary systems and equipment” took place.  A total of 21 masters of vocational training from EdUP partner institutions participated. The winners of the competition were:  Serhii Riabov (Chernihiv) Ivan Korohoda (Kamianets-Podilskyi)  Oleksandr Panshchannyi (Odesa) Beyond the […]

Internship for Vocational Training Instructors: Hands-on Experience at a Production Site

The first group of vocational training teachers in welding professions has successfully completed an internship at a production facility. The programme brought together participants from seven vocational education institutions partnering with the EdUP project. They completed both theoretical training and hands-on practice in real production conditions. The practical component took place at an enterprise where participants worked […]

Winter School 2026 for Heads of Vocational Education Schools

“Management Monitoring and Data-Driven Decision-Making” A 3-day training brought together leaders of 29 vocational education schools — partners of the Project. 📌The training aimed to strengthen participants’ competencies in using analytical tools to improve institutional management and educational processes. Participants worked on developing management monitoring systems and data-driven decision-making practices, recognizing that a strong strategy […]

Practical Training in Vocational Education: New Approaches and the Student Employment Contract

The EdUP Project, in partnership with the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine (CBU) and with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MoES), held a round table dedicated to discussing two important documents for the vocational education system — the Procedure for Practical Training and the Model Student Employment Contract. The […]

EdUP Steering Committee Held in Zaporizhzhia

An off-site meeting of the Steering Committee of the Swisscontact EdUP project took place in Zaporizhzhia. The participants gathered in a shelter renovated with project support at the Zaporizhzhia Technological Vocational College “Motorobudivnyk” — one of the 29 VET schools participating in the project. Steering Committee brought together the Project stakeholders, including Jean-Luc Bernasconi, Head of Cooperation at the […]

“Vocational Education Forum: the new legislation, identity, and supervisory boards”

The EdUP project hosted a two-day forum in Ivano-Frankivsk, “Vocational Education: New Rules, New Opportunities,” bringing together 74 participants – regional education department leaders, experts, and directors and students of vocational colleges. Participants of the forum “Vocational Education: New Rules, New Opportunities” During the panel discussion “Vocational Education 2.0: Autonomy, Partnership, Quality,” Iryna Shumik, Director […]

The 3rd Electrical Installation Technologies Conference: Modern Solutions, Digital Innovations, and Hands-On Teacher Training

The EdUP project held the 3rd Training and Practice Conference “Modern Technologies in Electrical Installation”. The event brought together 22 teachers and vocational training masters from 13 vocational education institutions — EdUP partner schools — as well as representatives of companies interested in modernizing the training of electrical installation specialists in Ukraine. Among them were […]

EdUP at ReBuild Ukraine 2025: New Opportunities for Advancing Modern Vocational Education

The Swisscontact EdUP team participated in the international exhibition and conference ReBuild Ukraine in Warsaw — a key European event dedicated to Ukraine’s recovery. Yuliia Yepifanova, Project Manager, and Yana Kochuhura, Head of Private Sector Engagement, held a series of strategically important meetings. Meetings during the ReBuild Ukraine Conference Key Results: Held preliminary negotiations with […]