The Council of Europe Programme “Enhancing decentralisation and public administration reform in Ukraine” continues the series of webinars to disseminate the results of the “Best Practices in Local Self-Government – 2020” contest in Ukraine. The second webinar “Quality educational services: from kindergarten to the university” was held on 3 June 2021.

Druzhkivka (Donetsk region) and Chuhuiv (Kharkiv region) municipalities shared their unique experiences in the area of delivering quality and innovative educational services. The practice of creating an educational methodical centre in Druzhkivka is an inspiring example for education community because adult education requires not only innovative training methodology, but also a modern educational space. “SOM hub” platform introduced new forms of working with teachers (to replace old-school meetings and gatherings): methodical living rooms, pedagogical cafes, online showcases of pedagogical upgrades, 30 trainings, 10 master classes, and professional competitions.

Promo-video about practice is here.

The practice “Creation of a system to provide educational services for children with special educational needs” belongs to Chuhuiv. The project covers both inclusive education and rehabilitation of children with special needs and their integration into educational process and social life.

Promo-video about practice is here.

The webinar was held in a hybrid format engaging representatives of local authorities at all levels and their associations, MPs, leadership of the Ministry of Communities and Territories, the education community, and regional journalists. About 148 participants joined the event through the online platform and the audience of the social media stream recorded another 130 engaged viewers.

The webinar was organised in the framework of the Council of Europe Programme “Enhancing decentralisation and public administration reform in Ukraine”, implemented jointly with the Ministry of Communities and Territories and the Parliamentary Committee on Local Government.

The next webinar will take place on 17 June and will be dedicated to the theme of safe and comfortable habitat.

The Centre of Expertise has been supporting Ukraine in implementing this contest, based on the Best Practice in Local Government Programme, for almost a decade. It has been successfully adapted into a sustainable and popular contest for local authorities organised annually by the Ukrainian Ministry of Communities and Territories. The Best Practice toolkit is one of the most popular methodologies of the Centre of Expertise. This year, it is being implemented also in Armenia, Hungary, Moldova, Turkey.