VETinEP

 

Objective: establishment of centers of excellence in vocational education and training (CoE) by means of rehabilitating and equipping existing vocational education and training schools and implementing a practice-oriented and labor market-oriented vocational education and training (VET) concept.

 

Donor: Government of the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW.

 

The grant funds amount:  EUR 20 mln.

 

Project implementation period: 2023 - 2028

 

CoEs are envisaged to be established within the Project on the basis of two VET institutions: Kvasyliv professional lyceum, urban type village Kvasyliv (Rivne region) and Higher Vocational School of Tulchyn town (Vinnytsia region).

The relevant Cooperation Memorandums are concluded by USIF with Kvasyliv professional lyceum, Rivne regional state administration - Rivne regional military administration and Rivne city Council as well as Tulchyn Higher Vocational School and Vinnytsia regional state administration - Vinnytsia regional military administration.

The development of design and estimate documentation (DED) for dormitories and workshops of the Kvasyliv Vocational Lyceum and the Tulchyn Higher Vocational School has been completed. The Ukrainian Social Investment Fund has concluded contracts for the implementation of repair works in the dormitories of institutions, tender procedures for the procurement of repair works and equipment of educational buildings and workshops are underway.

Within the framework of the contract with an international consultant, the German company "Internationale Projekt Consult GmbH" (IPC), USIF and the team formed by the international consultant continue the active implementation of the Project. In particular, plans are being implemented to execute the concepts signed by the stakeholders for the creation of centers of excellence on the basis of the Tulchyn Higher Vocational School and the Kvasyliv Vocational Lyceum, in January 2026, an event called "Winter School" was held to exchange information and experience, and in April 2026, representatives of vocational and technical institutions of Ukraine visited Vienna.

Public consultations on implementation of subprojects on the establishment of the centers of excellence were held by USIF. Participants had an opportunity to ask questions and receive competent answers.

USIF invites stakeholders to express their proposals on the Stakeholder Engagement Plan for VETinEP Project, Environmental and Social Screening, Impact Assessment and Management Plan, as well as Stakeholder Engagement Plans for each subproject and Asbestos Removal Plan of Work for both VET schools' buildings, which are the basis for management of identified environmental and social risks, management of asbestos dismantling process, as well as planning and implementation of activities on stakeholders engagement.