Ukraine: Education and the Labour Market Alina Chubko Chief Specialist Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

Past: Ministry-Centered Ministry Centered Subjects # of Graduates Methods Future: Driven by Market Needs Education in Ukraine Education Student Interests Market Needs Best Practices

Past: Ministry-CenteredFuture: Driven by Market Needs Education in Ukraine Learning Science Education Science Learning

Three Main Challenges Not Meeting Skill Needs Unpopular Professions Lack of Informal/Non-formal Learning

Skill Needs There is a gap in Ukrainian education between what skills are needed in the labour market and the skills that students are graduating with. World Bank Group (2015) Slide 11 Del Carpio, Ximena, “Skills for a Modern Ukraine,” World Bank Group, (Presentation) Kyiv- November 17, Accessed on 18 May _Skills_for_Modern_Ukraine/Skills%20for%20a%20Mo dern%20Ukraine_Launch_Final%20Nov%2017.pdf _Skills_for_Modern_Ukraine/Skills%20for%20a%20Mo dern%20Ukraine_Launch_Final%20Nov%2017.pdf

Communication Gap In Ukraine there is little communication and interaction between business and the educational institutions, resulting in misalignment between what skills are needed and those that are being taught. Most sectors rarely have contact with education of training institutions. Working WorldEducation World World Bank Group (2015) Slide 16

Unpopular Professions Certain professions are not appealing to Ukrainian students, resulting in lowered numbers of students registered in programs that feed into these professions. This leaves a gap between market needs and graduates being provided. CEDOS Think Tank (2015) pp Mariana Kavtseniuk, Iryna Kogut, Maria Kudelia, Iryna Shevchenko, Yegor Stadny, Tetiana Zheriobkina, “Education in Ukraine,” CEDOS Think Tank, Accessed on 18 May DOS_2015_en_updated.pdf DOS_2015_en_updated.pdf

Reasons for Unpopularity of Professions The lack of students enrolling in the programs that universities are offering has a correlation with the quality of the programs being offered. Uncompetitive Educational Programs Attachment to status- quo Lack of tools to facilitate change Not knowing how to change

Non-Existent informal & non-formal education Ukraine’s non-formal and informal education pathways are all but nonexistent. Decline in VET institutions and interest Minimal non-formal or informal training opportunities Both VET and informal training not fully aligned with the needs of the professional sector “Since 1990, the existence of vocational schools has declined by 35% and students enrolled in them has declined by 50%” (CEDOS Think Tank, p. 49)

to overcome the obstacles we have discussed.

Higher Education  New standards for higher education  Based on learning outcomes  Standards to be approved by Employers Committee in the appropriate sector  30% of new standards will be completed by Special Committee by the end of 2016 Vocational Education  Approbation of competency-based standards (25 standards in 2015)  By the end of 2016, 30 more standards for vocational education will be developed

Project on National Qualifications Framework (NQF) Employers Committee Legislation Recognizing non-formal education New law “On Education” introduces recognition of non-formal/informal education in the formal education system.

“Schools must move from the transfer of vast amounts of information towards the development of students’ abilities to think critically, work in teams, independently analyze information, and develop financial literacy and entrepreneurship skills. Financial literacy and entrepreneurship should not exist as new subjects, rather they should be integrated into existing subject curriculum, particularly Mathematics” -Lilia Grinevich

 New Education Content- beginning with schools  New educational programs at universities– based on new standards  Development of Qualifications Register- within work of NQF (Links education to the job market)  New law ”On Adult Education”- should this law exists separately from the National Law “On Education” or incorporated into that law?

 Inna Sovsun. “Going Global: Quality Assurance in Ukraine,” Presentation at Going Global 2016, British Council, 3-5 May,  Mariana Kavtseniuk, Iryna Kogut, Maria Kudelia, Iryna Shevchenko, Yegor Stadny, Tetiana Zheriobkina. “Education in Ukraine,” CEDOS Think Tank, Accessed on 18 May  Ximena, Del Carpio. “Skills for a Modern Ukraine,” World Bank Group, (Presentation) Kyiv- November 17, Accessed on 18 May /Skills%20for%20a%20Modern%20Ukraine_Launch_Final%20Nov%2017.pdf /Skills%20for%20a%20Modern%20Ukraine_Launch_Final%20Nov%2017.pdf