Ukraine

Differentiate between more complex programmes, for example in healthcare and technical fields. Develop new post-secondary and/or short-cycle qualifications, for example at level 5 in the NQF where there is evidence of clear demand in the labour market and among learners.

Actively engage employers and the National Agency for Qualifications to define and accredit new post-secondary and/or short-cycle qualifications.

Allow admission to pre-tertiary level programmes only after completion of upper secondary education (11th/12th grade).

Connect and harmonise provision and programmes and merge institutions (VET schools, colleges and technikums) with secondary VET, particularly in the fields of studies in which the majority of students enrol after 9th grade.

NB: The current trajectories risk overlapping and having duplication of provision in at least some programmes. This would help to optimise provision and make better use of both human and institutional capacity and the resources of colleges and technikums for the benefit of learners.