U-LEAD with Europe invites you to participate in the Training Programme "Formation of a Capable Educational Network in the Municipality"
U-LEAD with Europe invites you to participate in the Training Programme "Formation of a Capable Educational Network in the Municipality"

Date: 13.02.2026

Author: Serhii Rybalko

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To the attention of municipalities – join a Training Programme “Formation of a Capable Educational Network in the Municipality" created by U-LEAD with Europe. Registration is open till 15 February 2026.

What is the content and characteristics of a capable educational network of municipality? What are the mechanisms for forming a capable educational network? What are the steps taken by local self-government bodies to form a capable educational network? How to apply digital tools in the process of forming a capable educational network? How to create a barrier-free and safe environment for participants in the educational process in the municipality?

The answers to these and many other questions are in the new Training Program "Formation of a Capable Educational Network in the Municipality"!

What is this?

This is an opportunity to increase the level of professional competencies in the formation of a capable educational network in order to strengthen the capacity of municipality in organizing the provision of educational services, ensuring equal opportunities and access to quality education for all children, regardless of their place of residence, including children with special educational needs, which in turn will allow local self-governments to adapt to changes in the demographic situation and technological innovations.

Within the framework of the Training Program, participants:

  • learn about the key characteristics of a capable educational network of municipality;
  • get acquainted with the mechanisms for forming a capable educational network;
  • master digital tools in the process of forming a capable educational network;
  • understand the peculiarities of involving the public and other stakeholders in the formation of a barrier-free and safe environment for participants in the educational process in municipality;
  • get acquainted with the experience of other municipalities where initiatives to form a capable educational network have been successfully implemented;
  • develop contacts and strengthen cooperation with colleagues from different oblasts of Ukraine

When?

Six weeks, starting March 12, 2026. All events will be held online and are free for participants.

Who can participate?

72 local government officials  (heads/heads/deputy heads/deputy heads/heads or specialists of the education management body) will be selected to participate in the training program – 1 representative from municipality with a population of up to 50 thousand people who are not in the temporarily occupied territory and the territory of active hostilities, have the technical capabilities (microphone, camera) to join online events.

How to register?

If you are interested in participating in the Training Programme, please contact the Regional Office of U-LEAD in your oblast by 15.02.2026 inclusive.

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U-LEAD is inviting you to take part in the new Training program «Steps for Specialists. Healthcare Management in the Municipality»
It will help to introduce a systematic approach to strategic planning for the development of a network of healthcare facilities, improve coordination between owners of municipal healthcare facilities, governing bodies and management of healthcare facilities, ensure the provision of quality healthcare services.
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16.04.2024
We invite you to "Steps for specialists. Introduction of medium-term budget planning in municipalities"
The Ministry of Finance of Ukraine will resume medium-term budget planning in 2024. Do you want to prepare a high-quality local budget forecast? Then U-LEAD with Europe is initiating a new training programme!
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09.04.2024
U-LEAD invites you to participate in the new Training Program "Steps for Specialists. Organisation of access to public information in local self-government bodies"
Does your local authority receive a lot of requests for information and find it difficult to deal with them? Do you have any difficulties with the «three-fold test»? Are you not sure if information on your website is disclosed in accordance with the law? If you have these and other questions related to providing access to public information, we invite you to join our Training Program.
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09.04.2024
U-LEAD launches a support programme for the creation of lyceums in municipalities
In April and May, teams from 20 municipalities representing 13 oblast of Ukraine will participate in the support programme “Establishing a lyceum in the municipality”. U-LEAD experts will help the participants grasp the necessary and sufficient conditions for the establishment of a lyceum in the municipality and prepare the documents required to enable its proper operation.
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08.04.2024
U-LEAD invites to participate in the new Support Program "Development of the public health system in the municipality"
Would you like to have a systematic approach to public health promotion in your municipality? Do you want to develop local public health documents according to the needs of the municipality? Do you need to establish intersectoral cooperation to support health? Join the U-LEAD with Europe Support Programme "Development of the public health system in the municipality"!
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29.03.2024
U-LEAD provided Ukrainian municipalities with school buses
The full-scale war took a toll on our schools and educational logistics. To address this need, U-LEAD was able to purchase school buses for seven municipalities with donor funds.
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01.03.2024
"Building sustainable municipalities — what does it take?"
U-LEAD with Europe is honored to invite you to join our practical discussion on "Building sustainable municipalities". Let's rebuild Ukraine and make it prosperous — together!
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27.02.2024
Training Program "Steps for specialists. Implementation of the control and audit system in municipalities"
Do you want to minimize management risks? Protect resources from loss or misuse? To achieve the mission and development goals of the municipality in the most economical, efficient, and effective way?
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13.02.2024
The Impact of a Full-Scale Invasion on Education: A Study
Together with its partners, U-LEAD explored the impact that the full-scale war had on Ukraine’s education. According to the study, students experience much higher stress levels and are significantly less happy than their parents believe, and educators report a decline in academic performance across the board.
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06.02.2024
12 schools were reconstructed in Ukraine at the initiative of U-LEAD and the Smilyvi Charitable Foundation
These schools in the cities, towns and villages of the Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Kyiv Oblasts were directly affected by Russia’s invasion or occupation. The organisers sought to rebuild them even better than they were before the war.
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31.01.2024
U-LEAD and BRAVE restored Balakliya Lyceum in Kharkiv Region
U-LEAD with Europe in cooperation with the Charitable Fund Brave and with the financial support of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments of the European Commission, rebuilt Balakliya Lyceum No. 5.
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11.01.2024
The Zoria municipality, Rivne Oblast, introduced financial autonomy in education
Financial autonomy in education can follow two different approaches: either each institution introduces the position of an accountant, or the municipality creates a special municipal institution that serves all educational institutions. The Zoria municipality in the Rivne Oblast chose the second option and shared its success.
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22.12.2023
Pro.Communities: a safe educational environment
Report on a large-scale project that brought together almost 8000 educators, allowing 250,000 children to study in safer educational institutions.
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06.12.2023
Municipalities should have “educational environment safety managers”
Educational environment safety managers in the local self-government: who are they and what are their functions? To explain the purpose of introducing this position, U-LEAD organised an event for Ukrainian municipalities together with the Department of Juvenile Prevention of the National Police of Ukraine.
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05.12.2023
Small schools in municipalities: threats and manipulations, chances and opportunities
Is the quality of education in the village always inadequate? Can a small educational institution be turned successful and useful to the municipality?
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20.11.2023
U-LEAD invites for participation in the educational programme “Steps for specialists. Administrative procedure”
On January 16, 2024, a new initiative from U-LEAD will start. Is is designed to help hundred of local self-government officials deepen their understanding of the Law of Ukraine "On Administrative Procedure", as well as to develop their skills and abilities.
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30.10.2023
How to appropriate abandoned property into municipal ownership: the possibilities of the Experience Exchange Network
The opportunities and support that municipalities will receive thanks to the participation of the Experience Exchange Network (Supporter Program) “Abandoned Property Management” were discussed during a promotional event at the base of the Vinnytsia regional office of the U-LEAD Programme.
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31.10.2023
Municipalities of the Poltava Oblast learn about the measures that should be taken to ensure the safety of participants in the educational process
What are the requirements for arranging a safe space in educational institutions, and which premises cannot be used as a bomb shelter? Experts of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in the Poltava Oblast provided appropriate clarifications to the municipalities of the Poltava Oblast. The event was supported by U-LEAD.
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20.10.2023
Four new Digital Learning Centres “Beehive” (“Vulyk”) started their work in test mode in the Kharkiv region
The U-LEAD initiative envisages the creation of 25 DLCs in the Mykolaiv, Kharkiv, Kyiv and Chernihiv regions to improve access to digital education.
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06.10.2023
October 17 – final event “Hromada 4.0” acceleration program
On 17 October 2023, the participating municipalities will present digital solutions for improving municipal management, increasing cyber security, and business development.
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29.09.2023
Teacher appraisals: details of the procedure
How exactly to carry out the appraisals of teaching staff in 2023/2024? What are the procedures for the scheduled appraisal as well as extraordinary appraisals initiated by the employee/manager? U-LEAD’s expert answers these questions.
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19.09.2023
We invite municipalities to online consultations on social protection!
The Partnership for Every Child and the U-LEAD with Europe Programe will hold online consultations on the organization of the social protection system, social work, provision of social services and child protection.
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11.09.2023
On forms and modes for organising the educational process in general secondary education institutions for the 2023/2024 academic year
Discover the full range of education options for your children in an analysis from a national education expert.
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09.08.2023
U-LEAD invites applications for "Steps for Specialists. Project cycle management - 2023"
Learn to form a goal, tasks and results, plan a project budget and present it to potential donors! As part of this training program, you will be able to develop your project idea into a full-fledged project proposal.
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08.08.2023
Communal property management in health care sphere: U-LEAD Programme announces call for applications for a new Municipal Experience Exchange Network (Support Program).
Joint communal non-profit enterprises: from the initiative to the start of effective work! Establish cooperation with other municipalities, create a joint utility non-profit enterprise for the development of your minicipalities! The new Support Program from "U-LEAD with Europe" will help you with this.
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07.08.2023
Communal property management in municipal development sphere: U-LEAD Programme announces call for applications for a new Municipal Experience Exchange Network (Support Program).
Joint communal enterprises: from the initiative to the start of effective work! Establish cooperation with other municipalities, create a joint utility enterprise for the development of your municipalities. The new Support Program from "U-LEAD with Europe" will help you with this.
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02.08.2023
First aid training
We invite municipality educators to participate in training on first aid for sudden cardiac arrest and life-threatening conditions.
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27.07.2023
U-LEAD expert: Forming a network of lyceums at the municipal level should be started as early as this summer
Networks of high school institutions should be completed by 1 September 2027. The participants of the info session “Municipal Educational Activities in the Summer” learned the necessary steps for the founders of municipal lyceums, forecasts and risks, as well as best practices.
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31.05.2023
A U-LEAD expert answers questions about the duration of the educational process, returning students and grading them
Completion of the 2022-2023 academic year, grading students who studied in two different schools, how the final grades are calculated — read the article to find out about all this and more.
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15.05.2023
The war affects education: What is the educational and psychological damage?
How to properly end the most difficult school year in our history, and should local self-government compensate children for lost opportunities?
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11.05.2023
12 schools will be restored in three regions of Ukraine with the support of U-LEAD
As part of the U-LEAD’s initiative “Local School Rehabilitation for Resilience”, 12 war-affected municipalities in Chernihiv, Kyiv and Kharkiv regions will receive funding for the restoration of local school systems from the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) of the European Commission.
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03.05.2023
Development of Municipal Energy Plans: U-LEAD announces open call for the support programme.
From November 2024, the MEP will become a mandatory municipal document. U-LEAD offers support and expert guidance to municipalities selected in an open competition to develop this Plan. Municipalities will begin the development in June and present their MEPs at the national level in October.
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27.04.2023
Interaction of LSGs and volunteers: enrolment to the new U-LEAD Training Program starts
Are there volunteer initiatives and associations in your municipality, but you don't know how to interact with them effectively? Do you want to improve cooperation with volunteers so that their activity continues after our Victory, but do not understand how to establish communication? Join the U-LEAD training program and build partnerships with volunteers!
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18.04.2023
Expert support of municipalities in the development of a municipal energy plan — selection of participants has begun
U-LEAD is launching a four-month support program for municipalities that want to develop a quality Energy Plan with expert support.
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14.04.2023
Safety Experience Sharing Network: presentation of the competitive selection
What is this Network and how to participate in it? What are the requirements for participants and what should they expect? Fill out the application for competitive selection by April 30 and show your results and achievements as early as September.
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14.04.2023
Municipalities from six oblasts will be eligible for the Interreg NEXT Poland-Ukraine 2021-2027 programme
A large cross-border cooperation programme will finance their Environment and Healthcare projects with EU funding.
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06.04.2023
Invitation for local self-government officials: Experience Sharing Network “Development of the Municipal Safe Environment Programme”
Learn how to improve safety and pool resources to create an appropriately safe environment, who are safety stakeholders and what kind of impact ensuring a safe environment of the municipality can have on its social and economic development.
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31.03.2023
Municipalities need to introduce the teacher certification procedure
U-LEAD experts help municipalities develop modern approaches and methods for improving the system of educational services.
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27.03.2023
U-LEAD announces the selection among officials of local self-government bodies to participate in the experience exchange Network
The topic of the Network: Activities of working groups on the creation of internal control and audit systems in municipalities"
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06.03.2023
HR work in LSG: U-LEAD announces new recruitment for a new training program
Make work with personnel in your LSG more effective and establish cooperation with colleagues from other oblasts!
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31.01.2023
The time of digital changes: a new opportunity for digitalisation of Ukrainian municipalities
The international organization SocialBoost together with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and under support of U-LEAD with Europe Programme is launching acceleration programme for municipalities which will help to develop and implement digital transformation projects.
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26.01.2023
Advantages of decentralisation: most municipalities of Luhansk oblast have resumed educational process
Twenty municipalities of the Luhansk oblast received educational subventions and continue to provide educational services, despite the war and the temporary occupation of part of the region. This became possible thanks to the relocation of local self-government to safer regions of the country and the opportunities provided by the decentralisation of power.
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20.01.2023
11 relevant grant opportunities for municipalities in the field of recovery and development
The U-LEAD with Europe Programme is committed to its efforts to provide expert support to municipalities regarding project activities and assistance in attracting international funds for the recovery and development of territories in wartime.  Our experts are open to cooperation with municipalities and ready to provide assistance in the process of drawing up and submitting a project application.
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12.01.2023
Support in formulation and development of reconstruction projects – new opportunity from U-LEAD with Europe
Ukrainian municipalities are facing major challenges because of a full-scale invasion of Russian Federation.
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19.12.2022
Invitation for municipalities: new methods of conflict resolution and strengthening of cohesion 
Participate in the project aimed at strengthening dialogue as an important tool of local self-government to take into account the needs of various groups of local residents, business representatives, public organisations, as well as internally displaced persons living in the municipality.
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23.11.2022
With the support of U-LEAD, four municipalities of the Prykarpattia region signed an inter-municipal cooperation agreement
The municipalities of Halych, Bilshivtsi, Burshtyn and Dubivtsi will jointly finance the Inclusive Resource Centre.
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09.11.2022
U-LEAD teaches financial autonomy to municipal educational institutions
An info session on this was held for the municipalities of the Kharkiv region. Accounting for autonomous educational institutions and the peculiarities of labour relations with employees of educational institutions under martial law were also discussed.
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04.11.2022
NACP presents research on corruption risks in kindergartens and schools
On November 9, 2022, the presentation of the results of the study "Strategic analysis of corruption risks in preschool and general secondary education" will take place. The event starts at 11:00.
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09.09.2022
Safe educational environment: students can change the education format during the school year
Learning during wartime is a challenge for teachers and students. However, creating a safe educational environment is one of the main tasks for those involved in organising the educational process as well as local self-government bodies.
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03.11.2021
School nutrition reform. Ways to communicate with children
Communication is often overlooked as an important element contributing to the successful implementation of change on the ground. The success of the reform in general depends on the effective communication with pupils, their parents, and municipality residents.
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