Education and Science reform Serhiy Kvit Minister of

Education and Science reform Serhiy Kvit, Minister of Science and Education October 2015

Purpose of the reform Quality education which prepares people for critical and creative thinking; people who are socially active citizens; people who provide culture development and stable economic development in global competition.

Description of reform Strategic goals Operational goals Quality updated content and new methods of learning Renovated content of education Equal access to the quality education Created effective network and sufficient infrastructure of institutions of different levels Created compliance of curriculums with labor market needs Academic autonomy of institutions Improved access to education (physical accessibility, adapted content, methods and environment) Effective system of management and rational usage of money Qualified and motivated teachers and lecturers Created financial and organizational autonomy of institutions Quality changes in preparing educators Розмежовано повноваження забезпечення та контролю в освіті, забезпечено дієвий механізм громадського впливу на освіту Demonopolised system of training teachers Created transparent and rational system of allocation of funding Formed new generation of academic staff

STAGES OF REFORM Concept of reform Legislative support Implementation Project of the law «About Education» - the preparation is being completed From 2016 Pre-school and secondary education In process Law «About Secondary Education» - 2016 -2029 Vocational education Diagnostics of the sector was held ПЗ «Про професійну освіту» внесено до ВР 30. 09. 2015 2016 Developed Закон «Про вищу освіту» прийнято у 2014 till the end of 2016 Diagnostics of the sector was held ПЗ «Про наукову та науковотехнічну діяльність» внесено до ВР 2016 -2020 Higher education Science area

STRUCTURE OF THE AREA

Дошкільна WHAT IS DONE IN 2015 Expanded the network of kindergartens Accessibility to Education Debureaucratization IMPROVEMENT OF CONTENT Загальна середня ОСВІТА üсcreated 19, 500. new places in kindergartens ü amended the Tax Code, which provides favorable conditions for the opening of private kindergartens üapproved the regulatory framework for the implementation of inclusive education for preschoolers (defined the procedure of opening inclusive groups, creating the post "assistant teacher") ü canceled 1600 branch reporting documents ü simplified the procedure for certification schools and kindergartens ü modified curriculum for 1 -4, 5 -9 ü approved and is being implemented the concept of national-patriotic education ü increased the number of hours for learning English

Pre-School NEXT STEPS CHALLENGES Reducing the quality of education Outdated methods of teaching, programs, textbooks Secondary Education Solutions ü The transition to 12 -year system of secondary education ü Comprehensive reform of educational content ü Implementation the certification the teachers Low social status of a teacher The discrepancy between network of institutions and demographic challenges excessive number of schools; lack of pre-school institutions - 116 000 children are in turns) ü Raising teachers' salaries to the average level in the industry ü School Network Optimization ü Increase the network of kindergartens - the creation of favorable conditions for private capital (condition - liberalization or abolition San. Pi. N)

ПЕРЕХІД ДО 12 -РІЧНОЇ ЗАГАЛЬНОЇ СЕРЕДНЬОЇ ОСВІТИ Академічний напрям старша Професійний напрям Старша школа 10 -12 класи Зміна структури школи включає реформу ЗМІСТУ ШКІЛЬНОЇ ОСВІТИ ü запровадження Базова Початкова 2015 компетентнісного підходу ü розвантаження навчальних програм ü розробка програми профільної старшої школи ü оснащення лабораторій і необхідної навчальної інфраструктури 2029 НАРАЗІ 2029

IMPLEMENTATION THE CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS At present ü After passing the teacher certification, there is the promotion by grid tariff (difference in salary is negligible) ü There is no alternative to training – it is exceptionally Regional Institute of Postgraduate Education ü The process includes a conflict of interests (certification commission chairman is the director of the school) ü Certification is mandatory Solution ü Salaries depend on the level of teacher qualification (surcharge) ü The teacher chooses where and how to get training ü Voluntary certification takes place in independent institutions every 5 years

DURING 2015 will be optimized 550 SCHOOLS At present ü 37% of secondary schools (almost 6. 5 000) - small-size (less than 5 students per class) ü in rural areas there are 68% of all schools (11 891), in which there are only 33% of students ü the number of teachers in the village and the city is almost identical: 234 0000 and 216 000; teacher-student ratio in rural areas = 1: 6 (in Europe Medium 1: 13) ü less amount of the quality teaching staff in rural areas ü the cost of learning one student in small-sized schools is 50 thousand, (in the town it is about 8 thousand). The purpose of optimization - improving the quality of education After the reform ü Children from rural areas show high results in tests ü pre-school and primary education is provided in the place of residence of the child if necessary ü saved resources are directed to the development of basic schools, the increase teachers’ payments ü provided the need for transportation the children to school POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS: Transference of the school to NGO or local community (Polish experience in the conservation of smallsized schools)

ПИТАННЯ ДО ОБГОВОРЕННЯ ТА РІШЕНЬ ЗАКУПІВЛЯ ДЛЯ УЦОЯО ПРОГРАМНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ТА ОНОВЛЕННЯ ІТ-ІНФРАСТРУКТУРИ ДЛЯ ПРОВЕДЕННЯ ЗОВНІШНЬОГО НЕЗАЛЕЖНОГО ТЕСТУВАННЯ У 2016 р. ВРУ, КМУ до 1 листопада ПРИЙНЯТИ НОВІ САНІТАРНІ ПРАВИЛА ТА НОРМИ ДЛЯ ДОШКІЛЬНИХ НАЧАЛЬНИХ ЗАКЛАДІВ МОЗ до 1 листопада

ПИТАННЯ ДО ОБГОВОРЕННЯ ТА РІШЕНЬ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧИТИ ФІНАНСУВАННЯ ВРУ, ДЛЯ УЧАСТІ УКРАЇНИ У КМУ ДОСЛІДЖЕННІ PISA В 2018 РОЦІ (180 тис. євро на 4 роки) РОЗРОБИТИ ТА ПРИЙНЯТИ ПОПРАВКИ ДО КОДЕКСУ ЗАКОНІВ ПРО ПРАЦЮ ЩОДО ПЕРЕВЕДЕННЯ НА КОНТРАКТ ВЧИТЕЛІВ ПЕНСІЙНОГО ВІКУ до 1 листопада 2015 МІНІСТЕРСТВО до 1 січня ПРАЦІ ТА 2016 СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ ПОЛІТИКИ, ВРУ

DECENTRALIZATION and increasing the role of employers НАРАЗІ ü An extensive network of ineffective vocational education inherited from the Soviet era ü reducing the number of students (from 433 000 in 2010 to 315 000 in 2014); ü From 814 vocational schools 35% - small-sized (200 students) ОСВІТА Vocational РІШЕННЯ ü Creation of 50 to 100 multi-regional vocational education centers across the country ü Decentralization: the creation of regional councils of stakeholders to develop strategies and make important decisions ü The lack of an effective mechanism of influence of about vocational education in the region local authorities and employers on workforce training system ü Inconsistency content of vocational education to modern requirements (70% of educational technology and equipment in vocational schools unusable) ü Employers participate educational content in shaping ü Dual training - a combination of learning in institutions of vocational education with training in the workplace

ПИТАННЯ ДО ОБГОВОРЕННЯ ТА РІШЕНЬ ЗБЕЗПЕЧИТИ НЕВІДКЛАДНИЙ РОЗГЛЯД ПРОЕКТУ ЗАКОНУ «ПРО ПРОФЕСІЙНУ ОСВІТУ» ВРУ До 1 грудня 2015

Implementation of the Law “About Education": FIRST RESULTS Education Higher Academic Autonomy of universities TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY of Universities ü Autonomy of University in shaping their own education programs ü Introduced a simplified system for recognition of foreign diplomas ü Internal and external academic mobility of students and educators FINANCIAL ü Universities are able to open accounts in state banks - more freedom to use earned money on the development of the institution ü Ensured transparency of universities through the obligation to disclose financial and other reporting on their sites ü A preliminary prioritization of applicants automated the process of admission students to universities ü Control over the observance of academic integrity (anti plagiarism) ü Closed 76 Universities and branches that do not provide adequate quality of education

The PREPARATION of university for autonomy and integration of researches ВИКЛИКИ ü Unwillingness of a large part of university to have autonomy ü ? ü Disability of Ukrainian universities to compete internationally, scientometric indicators were not the main criterion for the quality of universities Solutions Education Higher ü training programs for directors and university administration ü Increase of activity and demands of the unive community Block funding: the provision of a grant to the University in contractual terms The agreement with the university determines : ü indicators, which have to be achieved ü indexes of training the specialists which are critically important to the state How to reach indicators – it depends on the University ü The reform of scientific areas: integration of academic and scientific research

ПИТАННЯ ДО ОБГОВОРЕННЯ ТА РІШЕНЬ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧИТИ ПІДТРИМКУ ПРОЕКТУ ЗАКОНУ № 22443 -3 «ПРО НАУКОВУ ТА НАУКОВОТЕХНІЧНУ ДІЯЛЬНІСТЬ» ВРУ до 1 грудня 2015

PRIORITY TASKS TO THE END OF 2015 Legislative Institutional Implementing 3 Laws: “About Education” “About vocational education" “About scientific and scientific-technical activity" ü Optimization of the network of educational institutions of all levels ü The National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ü Institute of modernization the educational content ü Institute of Education analytics Implementation of the Law “About education"

ДОДАТКИ

Indicators of successful reforms Indicator Ukrainian Secondary School in international scientific researches Index PISA (OECD Programmе for International Student Assessment) Top-30 The QS University Ranking Ukrainian Universities in international rating Employers satisfaction with the quality of graduates among 200 Results of sociological researches 50% satisfied The growing number of foreign Statistics students, especially from OECD countries A Teacher is a prestigious profession. The level of salary Positive trend teacher salary is at the average level in the industry

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) ЩО ВИМІРЮЄТЬСЯ Вміння учнів 9 -х класів (15 років) затосовувати знання на практиці за напрямками: читання, математика, природничі науки ХТО ПРОВОДИТЬ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯ Організація економічного співробітництва та розвитку (ОЕСР) ЧОМУ ЦЕ ВАЖЛИВО УЧАСТЬ У PISA – ЦЕ МОЖЛИВІСТЬ: 1. оцінити реальний рівень навчальних досягнень учнів, їх вміння повноцінно функціонувати в сучасному світі 2. виявити тенденції освітньої сфери та порівняти з провідними країнами світу 3. формувати освітню політику, залучаючи найсучасніші підходи ХТО БЕРЕ УЧАСТЬ У PISA 2015 р. беруть участь 70 країн

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