On 16 January, Enabel and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine hosted the VET+ strategic session.

The event brought together educators from 12 regions alongside representatives from regional education departments to develop a shared vision for transforming vocational schools into centres of vocational excellence.

Through group brainstorming sessions, participants tackled several key questions:

– What sets a centre of excellence apart from a strong vocational college?
– What are the pros and cons of different CoVE models?
– Where do you start when preparing to launch a CoVE, and what resources are needed beyond state-of-the-art infrastructure?

Opening remarks came from Luc Jacobs, Ambassador of Belgium to Ukraine, Dmytro Zavhorodnii, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Dirk Deprez, Enabel Country Director, and Iwona Ganko, Senior Expert at the European Training Foundation leading the Ukraine Task Force.

The session was facilitated by Iryna Shumyk, Director General for Vocational Education at the Ministry of Education, and Enabel expert Oleksandra Borodiyenko.

Enabel is supporting the Ministry of Education and Science in the rollout of centres of excellence across Ukraine. Together with the ETF, we are developing a major programme to introduce vocational education leaders to the CoVE approach and its practical tools.

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