The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine starts the process of selecting candidates for the position of educational ombudsman.
“Educational Ombudsman is an important position in the system of protection of rights in the field of education. Its main task is to ensure the rights and freedoms of a person and a citizen in the field of education,” the ministry said in a statement.
Candidates for the post of educational ombudsman must have citizenship of Ukraine, higher education, work experience in the field of education or science for at least 5 years, reside in Ukraine for the last 5 years, fluent in the state language.
“Please note that the educational ombudsman can not be a person who has a criminal record, limited in capacity or recognized as incapable by a court decision. In addition, this position is incompatible with other types of paid activities, except for teaching, scientific and creative”, – added in the department.
According to the message, the documents will be accepted until July 28, they can be submitted in person or sent by mail to the Ministry at the address: Beresteisky Avenue, 10, comp. 136, 138, Kyiv 01135.
“MES invites to join the competition specialists who have extensive experience in the field of education and are ready to actively protect the rights of all participants of the educational process”, – summarized in the Ministry of Education.
In this regard, Minister of Education and Science Oksen Lisovy thanked the current educational ombudsman Serhiy Gorbachev for his work in the post for the last five years.
As reported, the Director of Kyiv specialized school № 148 Serhiy Gorbachev was appointed to the post of educational ombudsman in August 2019. He became the first educational ombudsman in Ukraine.
In June 2018, the Cabinet of Ministers approved the establishment of the educational ombudsman service from January 1, 2019.
Education Ombudsman Serhiy Gorbachev announced the launch of the reference website “Rights in Education”, where every participant of the educational process, as well as community managers, can find the information and explanations they need.
“If you need to quickly find a legislative or regulatory solution to resolve a particular educational issue, skillfully and legally competently protect your rights, or just want to become more aware of the rights of participants in the educational process and the legal framework of education, then our Wiki reference site ‘Rights in Education’ will help you,” the press service of the educational ombudsman said.
The resource has four sections: for students and parents; for teachers; for educational managers; and for a safe educational environment.
