1. Optimizing the network of vocational schools according to the national economic structure

2. Main directions of vocational education development
The enhancement of skills training is viewed in a broad context that envisages:
Establishing a relevant quality assurance system for vocational education;
Upgrading skills training management;
Optimizing the network and diversification of funding;
Upgrading the legislation for vocational education.

3. Establishing a quality assurance system for vocational education
Envisages:
Developing competence-based occupational standards;
Enhancing the integration of skills training with industry; upgrading the essentials of cooperation between vocational education and business;
Monitoring the quality of skills training;
Studying and summarizing best practices of school activities.

4. Upgrading skills traiing management
Identifying the correlation between the powers of national and regional educational authorities; between the national goals and local interests
Ministry of Educational and Science of Ukraine:
Identifies strategic goals and objectives for the vocational educations; sustains the socio-economic balance for its operation.
Regions:
Identify school development strategies; expand their regional economic ties; ensure efficient cooperation between the schools within one region.
A vocational school:
Satisfies the ever-changing labour market needs; develops the school training policy
Training of qualified managers is an important component for building a qualitatively new management system

5. 86 11 The primary goal for optimizing the vocational schools network
optimal application of financial, human, training, and methodological resources;
Developing a school network according to the needs of the economy and the industry structure for a specific region
Variability of skills training;
Introducing new forms of cooperation between vocational schools, industry, and business
vocational schools were consolidated
schools changed their type 86 11

6. MES Vocational schools network
Number of vocational schools
VSs
TCs in the penitentiary system
VSs with HES

7. Vocational schools network (as of 01.01.2010)
990
vocational schools of various types, including:
state vocational schools;
training centres in the penitentiary system;
vocational and technical schools (as structural
units of higher educational establishments) .
874 72 29

8. MES Vocational schools network
Vocational lyceums
Vocational schools
Total of 874 vocational schools
Centres of vocational education
Higher vocational schools

9. MES Vocational schools network Number of vocational schools
Industry (incl. transport, communications
Construction
Agriculture
Services

10. MES Vocational schools network Total of 874 vocational schools
Transport
Communications - 6
Programs delivered in:
35 types of economic activity,
1300 occupations
Construction
Industry
Total of 874 vocational schools
Services
Agriculture - 251

11. Government order for skills training
provision in the MES vocational schools
Number of persons (seats)
VSs
TCs in the penitentiary system
VSs with HES

12. Government order for skills training
provision in the MES vocational schools
Number of persons (seats)

13. на підготовку робітничих кадрів в ПТНЗ МОН України
Fulfilling the Government order
for skills training
provision in the MES vocational schools
на підготовку робітничих кадрів
в ПТНЗ МОН України
Percentage of accomplishment
Light industry
Construction
Man. industry
Agriculture
Transp. & communications
Catering and retail
Services

14. Vocational schools students Vocational schools students
Reduction by or
compared with 2009
4.8 %
workers – order from the employers for 2010/2011 academic year

15. Vocational schools students
34%
students entre vocational schools after completing full secondary education
vocational schools students complete their full secondary education together with learning a trade
60%
On the average, there are students per school
456

16. MES vocational schools students
Total, thousand persons
industry
agriculture
transport
construction
retail and public catering
Housing and utilities
communications

17. The average of 24 students per one teaching staff member
Teaching staff at vocational
schools, including:
teachers
16 500
instructors
22 000
The average of 24 students per one teaching staff member

18. School principals and public administration:
Managers of skills training
School principals and public administration:
183
20 %
school principals, or have titles of honour;
principles have PhD degrees;
Every ninth manager is a local councilor. 16

19. Vocational education reform - 2010
Integrating the vocational education into the global system of skills training;
Decentralization of management by delegating additional powers to regional government authorities;
Variability of vocational education, offering choices of forms and methods of learning; developing curricula, programs, and occupations focused competence;
New form of cooperation between education, industry, and business;

20. Vocational education reform - 2010
Introducing information and communication technologies into the program deliveryі;
Professional development on a qualitatively new level;
National legislative and regulatory support;
Creating a positive image of vocational education.

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