This paper was prepared by Patricio Ruedi, Policy Analyst in the OECD Centre for Skills, as part of the OECD Ukraine Country Programme.
The author thanks El Iza Mohamedou (Head of the OECD Centre for Skills), Ricardo Espinoza, Malgorzata Kuczera and Shinyoung Jeon (OECD Centre for Skills) for their valuable review and comments on the paper. The author also thanks Maksym Sytnyk, consultant, for his valuable analytical inputs on Ukraine’s vocational qualification system and related reforms.
The OECD is grateful to colleagues from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the National Qualifications Agency of Ukraine for their guidance, contributions and review during the preparation of the paper. Special thanks go to Anna Bondar and Iryna Shumik, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; Vasyl Fediuk, National Qualifications Agency of Ukraine; and Marta Sydoryak, who supported the preparation of the study through technical inputs, stakeholder dialogue and review of the paper.
The OECD also gratefully acknowledges the experts who contributed to OECD-led international workshops and shared country experience that informed the analysis and policy options in this paper. These include Tomi Ahokas, Finnish National Agency for Education; Lina Vaitkutė, Lithuanian Qualifications and Vocational Education and Training Development Centre; Külli All, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia; Nataliia Protsenko, Reform Support and Recovery Team, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine; Aulika Riisenberg, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia; Rita Kask-Klesmann, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia; Joon Eom, Woosong University, Republic of Korea; and Vesna Anđelić, Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education, Croatia.
The paper benefited from insights shared during these workshops on qualification development and updating, modular qualifications, micro-credentials, recognition of prior learning, assessment and certification, employer engagement and the role of national qualification systems in responding to changing skill needs.