Training of USUST academic staff at the Münster School of vocational education
From 27 October to 4 November 2025, the academic staff of the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technologies took part in a training programme on didactics and methodology of vocational education held at the Münster School of Vocational Education (Germany).
The programme was organised by Münster University of Applied Sciences within the framework of the international project VETpartEx – ‘Future-Oriented Vocational Education for Ukraine’s Construction Sector’, implemented under the Erasmus+ KA2 programme.
The VETpartEx project is aimed at modernising and strengthening vocational education in Ukraine, from updating curricula to enhancing the institutional capacity of vocational education providers. Special emphasis is placed on the training of specialists for the construction sector, which plays a crucial role in the country’s reconstruction.
The project aims to:
• develop modern educational offerings for vocational training
• improve the quality of teaching and learning
• adapt training programmes to labour-market needs
• support children and adults, with particular attention to veterans, persons with disabilities, and internally displaced persons .
• improve the quality of teaching and learning
• adapt training programmes to labour-market needs
• support children and adults, with particular attention to veterans, persons with disabilities, and internally displaced persons .
Oleksandr Trehub and Anastasiia Haidar, Candidates of Technical Sciences and Associate Professors of the SEI ‘Prydniprovsk State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture’, USUST took part in the training.
During a week-long course, they attended seminars and practical sessions delivered by Prof. Mark Krüger of Münster University of Applied Sciences and Michael Erz, lecturer at the Vocational College of Bottrop.
The participants explored new models of vocational training that integrate digital tools, real-life case studies, and practice-oriented teaching methods for students.
Special attention was given to:
• designing learning scenarios and practical tasks
• algorithms for developing curricula
• methods for fostering competences in future professionals
• strategies for creating programmes oriented towards solving complex industrial challenges.
• designing learning scenarios and practical tasks
• algorithms for developing curricula
• methods for fostering competences in future professionals
• strategies for creating programmes oriented towards solving complex industrial challenges.
