The occupational standard for Concrete Worker has been approved. Developed by the Confederation of Builders of Ukraine in partnership with the EdUP project, the document establishes modern requirements for the profession and provides a foundation for updating educational programmes and training qualified specialists needed for Ukraine’s reconstruction. The development of the standard was preceded by […]
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 […]
At the KCU Business Day, the EdUP project team presented the Workplace Mentorship Training Program: how to retain and develop staff. During the panel, EdUP experts emphasized that developing a mentorship system is a key avenue for improving training quality and strengthening partnerships between education and business. Yana Kochuhura, Head of the “Private Sector Engagement” […]
A roundtable on the establishment and functioning of supervisory boards in vocational education institutions was organized by the EdUP project in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MoES). The meeting brought together representatives of businesses, employers, education departments, and vocational colleges as part of a public discussion on the draft Model […]
The Swisscontact EdUP project team held a strategic roundtable on Mount Pip Ivan Chornohirskyi in the Carpathians. The event brought together members of the project team and representatives of the business community — our partners. Among them were: Mykhailo Orlenko, Executive Director of the Association “Ukrainian Manufacturers of Translucent Structures”; Serhii Zapetliaiev, Director of LLC […]
Mentorship in the workplace is no longer optional — it’s a necessity. That was the clear message voiced by representatives of Ukraine’s leading construction companies during a roundtable with the EdUP project team. They formally requested support in addressing this need. Their reasoning was straightforward: in today’s labor market, retaining skilled workers — especially young […]
On April 2025, the VII Practical Conference “Innovations in Plumbing Education” took place in Kyiv, organized by the EdUP project in cooperation with leading companies in the plumbing industry. The event brought together vocational training teachers from 22 partner vocational education schools. The conference included two key components: a soft skills development training and hands-on […]
The forum “Building Vocational Education: Best Practices” brought together representatives of the government, local authorities, educational institutions, and businesses to discuss key aspects of transforming the vocational education system in Ukraine. 🎯Key topics addressed included: Main provisions of the draft Law on Vocational Education; Financial and academic autonomy of educational institutions; Best practices for partnerships […]
A Ukrainian team from the EdUP Project schools participated in the prestigious international welding competition, “Gold Cup Linde 2025,” held in the city of Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic. Competing against 96 participants from the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Germany, our vocational education students proudly represented Ukraine and demonstrated a high level of technical skill. The […]
“It was challenging but exciting. We worked as a team, dividing responsibilities: some prepared the wires, others connected them to terminals. My task was to prepare the wiring. We had to assemble a circuit and make it work. Although we didn’t manage to complete everything, this was a learning experience, not a competition task. The […]
