--- title: "“Money Follows the Teacher”: MON Expands Pilot and Extends Registration Until October" description: "MON has expanded the “Money Follows the Teacher” pilot: new categories of educators, including teachers abroad, will join the advanced training financing mechanism. Registration has been extended until October." date: 2026-09-12T07:58:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/money-follows-the-teacher-mon-expands-pilot-and-extends-registration tags: [ukraine-education, teacher-development, new-ukrainian-school, mon-ukraine, professional-development] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # “Money Follows the Teacher”: MON Expands Pilot and Extends Registration Until October ![A teacher working on a laptop in a classroom, filling out documents to register for the Ministry of Education pilot program 'Money follows the teacher'](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/12/dengi-hodyat-za-uchitelem-rasshirili-pilot-i-prodlili-registratsiyu/dengi-hodyat-za-uchitelem-rasshirili-pilot-i-prodlili-registratsiyu-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - The “Money Follows the Teacher” pilot has been expanded: new categories of educators will join the mechanism. - Separate development tracks have been created for social pedagogues and for teachers of the Ukrainian studies component abroad (120+ centers). - More than 153,000 users are registered on the “Vector” platform; more than 38,000 educators have already received funds. - The government extended the registration deadline for participation in the pilot from August to October 2026. The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has announced the expansion of the “Money Follows the Teacher” pilot project — a mechanism for financing the professional development of educators, which is one of the key tools for supporting teaching staff within the implementation of the New Ukrainian School (NUS). According to RBC-Ukraine, citing the MON press service, new categories of educators will be able to join the mechanism, and separate tracks for advanced training and professional development will also be introduced. According to the ministry, under the pilot, more than 38,000 educators have already received funds for advanced training. ### What Is “Money Follows the Teacher” According to MON representatives, the mechanism changes the very approach to professional development: instead of a single set of training for everyone, a teacher is given the opportunity to independently choose programs that match their needs and the specifics of their work. The ministry emphasized that teachers had to master the new NUS approaches while working under wartime conditions, distance and blended learning, forced displacement, and educational losses, which made flexibility in choosing a development trajectory especially important. ### New Categories of Educators and Separate Tracks From September 2026, even more educators will be able to independently choose advanced training programs on the “Vector” platform within the pilot. A separate track of professional development is provided for social pedagogues — “socio-pedagogical support and mechanisms for protecting children's rights.” Thus, the state is expanding the coverage of the mechanism to include specialists whose work is directly related to the protection and support of students. ### Ukrainian Education Abroad The changes also affect Ukrainian citizens teaching in educational activity entities outside the country, where children study school subjects or integrated courses of the Ukrainian studies component. MON clarified that there are currently more than 120 such verified centers, and called this the next logical step in state policy regarding Ukrainian education abroad. For such educators, a separate track is provided within the pilot — organizing the educational process in overseas educational centers that ensure the study of the Ukrainian studies component. ### The “Vector” Platform and Participation Conditions As of early September 2026, more than 153,000 users are registered on the national platform for the professional development of pedagogical and scientific-pedagogical workers, “Vector.” A practical guide to working on the platform is available online, as instructed by MON. According to RBC publications, the grant amount for advanced training is 1,500 hryvnias per pilot participant. ### Extension of the Registration Deadline Another important change is the extension of the registration deadline for participation in the pilot. As the ministry reported, the government made the corresponding decision: amendments to the Procedure provide for extending the previously set deadline from August to October. This gives educators additional months to submit an application and choose programs on the “Vector” platform. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [“Money Follows the Teacher” expanded: who can now receive 1,500 hryvnias and when is the deadline](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/groshi-hodyat-vchitelem-rozshirili-hto-teper-1789027898.html) - Подтверждает расширение пилота, размер гранта 1500 грн и продление дедлайна регистрации. - [The “Money Follows the Teacher” program launches: what it is and what the conditions are for educators](https://glavred.info/ukraine/startuet-programma-dengi-hodyat-za-uchitelem-chto-eto-i-kakie-usloviya-dlya-pedagogov-10713026.html) - Дает контекст о сути механизма и условиях участия педагогов. - [The “Money Follows the Teacher” program has started: how to apply for 1,500 hryvnias](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/startuvala-programa-groshi-hodyat-vchitelem-1771317092.html) - Подтверждает расширение пилота, размер гранта 1500 грн и продление дедлайна регистрации. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What is “Money Follows the Teacher”? **A:** It is a mechanism for financing the professional development of educators within the New Ukrainian School, allowing a teacher to independently choose advanced training programs on the “Vector” platform. ### Q: Who can now join the pilot? **A:** New categories of educators are joining the mechanism, including social pedagogues and Ukrainian citizens teaching the Ukrainian studies component in verified centers abroad (more than 120). ### Q: Until what date has the registration been extended? **A:** The government extended the registration deadline for participation in the pilot from August to October 2026.