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Unemployment among youth is a major national concern in Ukraine, where about 20% of youth are out of job. The main problem in school to work transition is imperfect coordination between the education system and the labour market. The quality of the vocational training system in Ukraine does not meet international standards. The fast-growing private sector is facing a shortage of skilled labour, while it must compete on the European market and comply with European standards.
About Ukraine

Country Facts

  • Area: 603,628 km2
  • Population: 41,8 million
  • Capital: Kyiv

Swisscontact in Ukraine

  • since 2020
  • 1 running project

Projects

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Ukraine
Initial vocational education and training
Public Private Partnership to Improved Plumbing Education 
The project fosters a decentralized education and vocational training system for plumbers supported by private sector investments enable young people to gain skills tailored to the needs of the market, enter the job market and achieve higher incomes. Unemployment among youth is a major national concern in Ukraine, where about 20% of youth are out...
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News

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Ukraine
Initial vocational education and training
31.10.2022
THREE MORE MOBILE APPS TO HELP STUDENTS IN PLUMBING
High-quality education is as ever available: the EdUP Project presents three new mobile applications developed according to training manuals for the profession of “installer of sanitary technical systems and equipment”.
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Ukraine
Initial vocational education and training
25.10.2022
VET SCHOOLS FINALIZE BUSINESS PLANS TO MEET NEW CHALLENGES OF RECOVERY
Investing in the competence and skills of VET school managers will contribute to the readiness of Ukrainian VET schools to meet the challenges of future recovery.
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Ukraine
Initial vocational education and training
13.10.2022
EdUP Stories: How the Project Contributes to Breaking Stereotypes
Mr. Maksym Podzhary, 35, is probably the youngest principal of a vocational school in Ukraine. For the past five years, he has been the head of the Chernihiv Vocational Lyceum of Railway Transport, where he made his way from a student and later a master to the director of the institution.

In the EdUP Project, Maksym was the head of the Supervisory Board (2021-22) and remains an active participant in all Project activities. Here’s his story.
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Country Director
Sonja Loosli

Swisscontact in Ukraine

Swisscontact is implementing a project in Ukraine to foster a decentralized education and vocational training system for plumbers supported by private sector investments. This will enable young people to gain skills tailored to the needs of the labour market, facilitating their entry into the job market and achieve higher incomes.
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