Expected strategic result 1.2.1.1. The overall level of tolerance of corruption in Ukraine has decreased owing to the integration of anticorruption topics into educational curricula at all levels, which includes instilling in society a stable perception of corruption as a phenomenon that significantly slows down the socioeconomic development of the country, of corrupt officials as persons who make public administration ineffective, and the realization that dishonest practices, even when they look like a convenient opportunity to solve their issues in the short term, are always disadvantageous for individuals and society in the medium and long term
Measures — 21
1.2.1.1.1.
Supplementing the State Standard of Vocational Secondary Education:
a) with a list of value orientations aimed at instilling intolerance of corruption and manifestations of dishonesty;
b) with a list of tasks essential to acquiring civic and social competencies as part of instilling intolerance of corruption in all of its manifestations, an understanding of the inadmissibility of tolerating inequality and dishonesty, as well as the readiness to abandon unscrupulous practices when solving problems
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.2. Supplementing the objective of the “Civic Accountability” cross-cutting content thread with concepts essential to instilling intolerance of corruption and adherence to integrity strategies
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.3. Developing educational and methodological materials to be used to accomplish the objective of the “Civic Accountability” cross-cutting content thread in terms of instilling in the context of corruption and adherence to integrity strategies (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.4. Submitting documents to obtain the stamp of approval for use in the educational process for the educational and methodological handbook on instilling intolerance of corruption and adherence to integrity strategies
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.5. Developing recommendations on the implementation of the “Civic Accountability” cross-cutting content thread in the educational process to the extent of instilling intolerance of corruption and adherence to integrity strategies
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.6. Developing the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on the prevention of corruption and social integrity for the 9th grade (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.7. Submitting documents to obtain the stamp of approval for use in the educational process for the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on the prevention of corruption and social integrity for the 9th grade
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.8. Developing the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on academic integrity for the 7th and 8th grades (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.9. Submitting documents to obtain stamp of approval for use in the educational process for the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on academic integrity for the 7th and 8th grades
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.10. Developing the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on academic integrity for the 10th and 11th grades (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.11. Submitting documents to obtain stamp of approval for use in the educational process for the curriculum and the educational and methodological handbook of the optional course on academic integrity for the 10th and 11th grades
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.12. Developing educational and methodological materials on anticorruption topics (anticorruption and integrity) for students pursuing professional (vocational) education, focusing on the development of cross-cutting civic and social competencies (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity).
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.13. Designation by the Ministry of Education and Science of anticorruption topics (anticorruption and integrity) as a mandatory component of state standards of professional (vocation) education (as a separate educational component or a cross-cutting component within other components)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.14. Updating the curricula of professional (vocational) education to incorporate the anticorruption topics (anticorruption and integrity) as a mandatory component (as a separate educational component or a cross-cutting component within other components).
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.15. Developing educational and methodological materials on anticorruption topics (anticorruption, social and academic integrity) for first-year students pursuing a higher education (with the possible involvement of NGOs and international technical assistance projects in this activity)
The main implementer: National Agency on Corruption Prevention
1.2.1.1.16. Developing amendments to the Procedural Recommendations on the Development of Standards of Higher Education, approved by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science dated June 1, 2016, No. 600, which would supplement the list of mandatory general competencies for the academic degree of a bachelor with the competency defined as intolerance of corruption in all of its manifestations, an understanding of the inadmissibility of tolerating inequality and dishonesty
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.17. Conducting a public discussion of the draft order indicated in subclause 1.2.1.1.16
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.18. Revising (if needed) and issuing the order indicated in subclause 1.2.1.1.16
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.19. Developing amendments to standards of higher education, approved by orders of the Ministry of Education and Science, taking into account the amendments to the Procedural Recommendations indicated in subclause 1.2.1.1.16
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.20. Conducting a public discussion of the draft order indicated in subclause 1.2.1.1.19
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
1.2.1.1.21. Revising (if needed) and issuing the order indicated in subclause 1.2.1.1.19
The main implementer: Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
Indicators — 3
Anticorruption topics are integrated into curricula of general secondary education and curricula of professional (vocational) education:
a) documents that define the guidelines and content of curricula for general secondary education contain provisions on anticorruption topics: the state standard of specialized secondary education (civic and social competencies), the state standard of professional (vocational) education (7 percent);
b) teaching methods materials have been developed to instill intolerance of corruption and adherence to integrity strategies (7 percent);
c) the program of the elective course on anticorruption and social integrity has been developed for primary and high school students (21 percent);
d) a training program and a teaching methods package on anticorruption and social integrity have been developed, approved, and recommended for use at institutions of professional (vocational) education (20 percent);
Anticorruption topics have been integrated into the content of higher education:
a) teaching methods materials on anticorruption topics (anticorruption, social and academic integrity) have been developed and the relevant topics have been designated as a mandatory component of the curricula and study programs for first-year students pursuing all specialties at institutions of higher education in all branches of education (15 percent);
b) institutions of higher education have integrated into their curricula and study programs the anticorruption topics as a mandatory study discipline / component of mandatory study disciplines (15 percent).
The poll results show that the share of young people (age bracket of 18 to 29 y.o.) with a negative attitude towards manifestations of corruption is at least 50 percent.