Ukraine begins audit of military education system according to NATO standards

Ukraine has received from NATO experts a full list of compliance and evaluation criteria for conducting an institutional audit of the military education system.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the analysis of military training has already begun.

It is noted that the evaluation criteria include an analysis of the compatibility of Ukrainian military education with NATO standards, the effectiveness of curricula, and the level of professional training of teachers.

The audit will take place in several stages, and its funding is provided by partners from Lithuania. The audit is scheduled to be completed by the end of this year.

Successful completion of the audit will enable Ukraine to apply for certification of professional military education courses, which will allow it to engage military personnel from NATO partner countries in training, said Volodymyr Mirnenko, director of the Military Education and Science Department of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine.

At the first stage, in May, military universities will prepare self-assessment reports and fill out questionnaires on compliance with NATO criteria.

From June to September, a group of NATO experts will analyse these documents and then come to Ukraine to meet with representatives of military educational institutions.

The final stage will be the final report of the auditors, which is expected in December.

The reports and questionnaires cover a wide range of issues, including

• compliance of curricula with NATO standards;
• the effectiveness of teaching methods and the level of learning;
• relevance of the disciplines to the needs of military service;
• professional qualifications of the teaching staff.

In addition, management processes, the quality of knowledge control, the use of modern educational technologies, as well as compliance with the principles of civilian control and democracy will be assessed.

The Ministry of Education and Science expects that a significant number of male students will be expelled following the results of the spring session.