{"id":46917,"date":"2026-02-04T12:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/?page_id=46917"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:51:17","slug":"international-conference-vet-2-0","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/international-conference-vet-2-0\/","title":{"rendered":"VET 2.0: Digital Skills and Management Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>International conference:<\/h3>\n<h1>VET 2.0: Digital Skills and Management Solutions<\/h1>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/bTtkctGMuCwiK3dKA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Feedback<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1isc6UHJc4v7Ot35DP_6lFG7oDWIqZP4z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos<\/a> <a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/1ED7hP6rha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch the conference<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;46990&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong>Mondo invites you to an international conference \u201cVET 2.0: Digital Skills and Management Solutions\u201d taking place in Kyiv on 5th of March 2026.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The conference offers a platform for various actors in the field of VET education for diverse, yet much needed discussions. Throughout the day, different perspectives on and from VET education are delivered via keynote speakers, panel discussions and presentations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Recent years have brought &#8211; besides the full-scale war &#8211; new reforms and laws on VET education, challenging the sector to adapt and offering new ways to continue providing education in these turbulent times. Rebuilding Ukraine depends largely on the human capital and met needs of labour market &#8211; placing an emphasis on VET education in Ukraine.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the ongoing reforms and aspirations towards digitalising VET education, we invite you to come together and take a day to investigate these issues with others from the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The conference is organised by an Estonian NGO Mondo within the framework of the Multi-Donor Initiative Skills4Recovery, which is financed by the European Union, Germany, Poland, Estonia, and Denmark, and is implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Solidarity Fund PL (SFPL).<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;47041&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>program<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 264px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.00 &#8211; 10.30<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Registration and coffee<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">10.30 &#8211; 11.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Opening speech<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11.00 &#8211; 11.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><strong>Welcoming words from NGO Mondo <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">11.20 &#8211; 12.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><strong>Keynote <\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The keynote is dedicated to mapping the current situation of VET education in Ukraine: how is the VET education system doing in Ukraine, what challenges is it experiencing and what potential and strengths does it hold?<\/span><br \/>\n<b><br \/>\nIryna Shumik,<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director General of the Directorate of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">12.00 &#8211; 13.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><b>Panel discussion<\/b><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the panel discussion, we are taking a deeper look into the VET system in Ukraine in the context of digitalisation. Bringing together experts and practitioners, panel discussion explores in which ways and how can digitalisation of the VET education in Ukraine unlock the potential of VET education and alleviate the challenges it is experiencing.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Participants:\u00a0<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Iryna Shumik, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Director General of the Directorate of Vocational Education, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Liliia Hrabovska, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Deputy Director of the Department &#8211; Head of the Vocational Training Division of the Department of International Cooperation and Partnership in Education of the State Employment Service<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Yaroslava Do, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head of the Expert Group of the Directorate for Digital Skills Development and Digitalisation of Education, Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine<\/span><br \/>\n<b>Oleksii <\/b><b>Oleksiuk, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Programme Component Manager, Multi-Donor Initiative Skills4Recovery<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">13.00 &#8211; 14.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\">Lunch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14.00 &#8211; 14.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><strong>Overview by Marharyta Soroka <\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marharyta has worked together with more than 400 VET teachers and managers within the last year alone! With one mission &#8211; to support the digitalisation of VET education &#8211; Marharyta will share key takeaways and lessons learned from her experience. <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">14.20 &#8211; 15.20<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><strong>Panel discussion <\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What does it mean to digitalise VET education from the perspective of VET institutions? What does it look like? What is the potential that digital tools help us unlock in VET education and how can we turn this potential into a lived experience? These are some questions posed in the panel discussion.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><b><br \/>\nParticipants:<\/b><br \/>\n<b><\/b><strong>Marharyta Soroka<\/strong>, Co-author of international educational programmes and projects on digital skills development, Trainer<br \/>\n<strong>Hanna Yaremenko,<\/strong> Educational Technology Specialist, University of Tartu (Estonia)<br \/>\n<strong>Volodymyr Kalushka,<\/strong> Director of the Separate Structural Unit \u2018Ternopil Professional College of Ternopil Ivan Puluj National Technical University\u2019. PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Honoured Worker of Education<br \/>\n<strong>Oleksii Telehus,<\/strong> Teacher at State Vocational and Technical Educational Institution &#8220;Konotop Higher Vocational School&#8221;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15.20 &#8211; 15.50<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><strong>Overview\u00a0of the future needs of labour market in Ukraine <\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the last presentation of the day, we will take a look into the future. With the predictions of the labour market needs we can see what professions and talents are needed in Ukraine. A knowledge valuable to any VET institution.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><\/b><b><\/b><br \/>\n<b>Vlada Ihnatova,<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u0415xpert in vocational education and adult learning, Helvetas Ukraine<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">15.50 &#8211; 16.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\">Final reflections &amp; closing words<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px\">\n<td style=\"width: 18.8864%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">16.00 &#8211; 17.00<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 81.1136%;height: 24px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Networking and Coffee<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Moderator:<\/b> <b>Oksana Matiyash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Head of WINWIN EdTech Center of Excellence<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>topics<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Sharing insights: How Estonia\u2019s experience is informing educational transformation in Ukraine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nDrawing on Estonia\u2019s success in digital education, this session highlights key lessons on integrating technology into teaching, strengthening teachers\u2019 digital skills, and building resilient education systems. Mondo will also share results from its work in Ukraine, showing how these approaches have been adapted to local needs.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Educational technologists role and potential in schools<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nThis panel explores the role of educational technologists in Ukraine\u2019s schools. Drawing on local and international experience, speakers will discuss whether this position is a necessity or a luxury, how digital tools support quality learning in wartime, and how schools could change with dedicated educational technologists.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Digitalisation in education \u2013 overcoming educational losses and empowering teachers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nThis panel examines how digital solutions can help sustain learning during wartime and beyond. Speakers will discuss collaboration between public and private initiatives, teachers\u2019 digital skills, and the future of technology-supported education in Ukraine.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><b style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\">Interactive Lecture: Harnessing AI in education \u2013 practical applications and possibilities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\nThis session explores the potential of artificial intelligence in education. Participants will get hands-on insights into how AI can support teaching and learning, with practical examples and approaches for education professionals.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] International conference: VET 2.0: Digital Skills and Management Solutions Feedback Photos watch the conference[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;46990&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Mondo invites you to an international conference \u201cVET 2.0: Digital Skills and Management Solutions\u201d taking place in Kyiv on 5th of March 2026.\u00a0 The conference offers a platform for various actors in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":536,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-46917","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/536"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46917"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46917\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47231,"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46917\/revisions\/47231"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mondo.org.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}