VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
5’2023

Ganna Belinska
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-8513

THE EXPERIENCE OF OECD EDUCATION STATISTICS FORMATION: ITS RELEVANCE FOR VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN UKRAINE

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Abstract. The article discusses certain issues related to the collection of statistical data in the field of vocational education and training (VET) in Ukraine. It was found that for the continuous monitoring of educational activities at all levels of education in general and the VET in particular, an insufficient amount of information is collected (especially regarding the financial aspect). For comparison, the example of the OECD is considered, as an organization with significant experience in the formation of informative educational indicators. The author found that the approach to the formation of educational indicators in the OECD countries differs significantly, meaning the calculation of all indicators is aimed at disclosing information about the receipt and expenditure of funds in VET institutions, their sources, and the structure of expenses by category and per student. That is, all indicators are calculated for the purpose of evaluating the effectiveness of educational institutions. As a result, the indicators that highlight information about teachers are also primarily focused on disclosing information that is indirectly related to finances: expenses for teachers’ wages by various sections, etc. The Ukrainian forms of VET institutions that are submitted to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (primarily Forms No. 1, 2, and 3 of VET) are oriented more towards the calculation of the physical presence of teaching staff and students and their gradation by age, gender, involvement in the learning process, etc. It was concluded that such information is incomplete and does not make it possible to assess the effectiveness of the educational institution.
Keywords: educational statistics, educational monitoring, indicators of educational policy effectiveness, vocational education and training statistics in Ukraine, OECD educational statistics.
https://doi.org/10.32987/2617-8532-2023-5-101-111

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