On 2–3 June 2026, 29 representatives of vocational schools from across Ukraine completed the EdUP training programme for Business Partnership Coordinators. The final module focused on planning, monitoring, and negotiating partnerships between education and business. Line manager of Private Sector Engagement, EdUP The programme was developed in response to one of the key challenges identified […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The EdUP Project has conducted a course titled “Designing Educational Programs for Plumbing Professions.” The course curriculum was developed at the request of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MoES) to implement EU recommendations and international best practices on introducing modularity into vocational education programs. Participants included representatives from 26 vocational education institutions […]
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 […]
The EdUP project team took part in Serpneva-2025. The conference served as a platform for dialogue on transforming education, adapting it to today’s challenges, and creating conditions for young people to realize their potential in a rapidly changing world. The EdUP project team in Serpneva-2025 Education was presented as a holistic system built on three […]
The study visit to Albania, organized by the EdUP project, provided a valuable opportunity for the leaders of nine partner vocational education institutions, representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and project experts to explore best practices in governance, financing, and business engagement in the development of vocational education. The delegation visited […]
From May 29 to 31, with the support of the EdUP project, a training titled “The Art of Planning: How to Make Career Development Centers Effective” was held for representatives of vocational education institutions across Ukraine. A total of 27 professionals responsible for developing Career Development Centers (CDCs) in their institutions took part in the […]
On June 17, 2024, at around 2:00 PM, Russian forces launched a missile strike on Poltava, using a Kh-59 cruise missile. More than 700 windows were damaged in 13 apartment buildings, including the building of the Poltava Higher Interregional Vocational School. Windows were shattered in both the academic building and the dormitory. Shattered windows of […]
