#Vocational Education

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a new vocational education standard providing at least 40% practice, up to three qualifications, and a new funding formula starting in 2027.

Kernel and EBRD have signed a €1 million grant agreement under the HCII program: the funds will be used to create four training laboratories in colleges and to carry out an inclusive modernization of the company's production facilities.

Due to a labor shortage, Metinvest has cut retraining from 9–12 to 3–5 months, expanded the Steel Force program to three new countries, and employed 500 vocational school graduates in 2025.