Tenth DECIDE career guidance hub opened in Odesa region

The tenth DECIDE career guidance hub at Northern Vocational College has been launched in the city of Savran in Odesa Oblast.

According to the hub's organizers, it is a new format space where students in grades 7-9 will be able to try themselves on real professional-grade equipment.

The hub is part of an initiative to pilot a new system of career support for students in Odesa Oblast in partnership with the DECIDE Project, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Odesa Oblast State Administration.

The total budget of the project is UAH 6.3 million, of which UAH 4.1 million was funded by DECIDE, UAH 1 million was co-financed by the Odesa Regional State Administration, and UAH 1.2 million was provided by the special fund of the Northern Center for Vocational Education.

As part of this project, the 370-square-meter building was renovated, the facade was insulated, the roof was replaced, new utilities were installed, and a fire safety system and barrier-free access were arranged. The space is equipped with modern appliances, equipment and furniture.

The project covered three educational institutions: Savranskyi, Osychkivskyi and Kontsebiyivskyi lyceums;
. More than 100 students have been trained in the Professions course. The following companies have already become residents of the hub: Baltska Sewing Factory, MHP, PROGRESS, Savran Agricultural Complex, Svit Meblev-Ukraine, and PROGRESSAGRO Farm.

In Ukraine, in addition to Odesa region, there are such hubs in five regions: Kyiv, Lviv, Chernihiv, Poltava, and Ivano-Frankivsk.

Кирило Бойко