Professional College of Technologies, Business and Law of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National UniversityHistory of establishment
The educational institution was established on May 15, 1965, on the basis of the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine and the Council of Ministers of the USSR “On measures to improve staff training for trade and catering” and the order of the Minister of Trade of the USSR № 191 of 15.05.1965 as Lutsk Technical College of Soviet Trade. Three departments have been created: commodity science, technological and correspondence departments. The training began in three specialities: “Commodity science and organization of trade in non-food products”, “Commodity and organization of manufactured goods trade”, “Food technologies”. On September 1, 1965, there were accepted 75 students for the first year of study.
According to the order of the Ministry of Trade USSR № 91 of 19.09.1991, Lutsk technical college of Soviet trade was renamed into Lutsk commercial technical college, and according to the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 719 of 25.12.1992, technical college is subordinated to the Ministry of Education of Ukraine. On September 1, 1991, a new speciality “Organization of commercial activity” was introduced. September 1, 1994, marks the foundation day of the accounting department and new speciality “Accounting and auditing”.
Lutsk Commercial Technical College was transformed into Volyn State College of Technologies and Business by the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine №1034 of 26.11.2007. At that time technical college provided training of specialists in the following specialities: accounting, commodity and commercial activity, food technologies and a license for training, retraining and advanced training of workers in the following professions: cook, bartender, waiter, the seller of food products, the seller of non-food products was received. The work of the departments of general education, professional training, industrial and professional training, course training and part-time was organized.
In pursuance of the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 1058 of 21.11.2008 and in order to coordinate the activities of educational institutions to implement the principle of gradual and continuous training, effective use of material and technical base, human resources, development of educational and methodological support of the educational process, by the order of Lesya Ukrainka National University № 84–з of 03.04.2009, the College of Technologies and Business of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University was established on the basis of Volyn State College of Technologies and Business. On September 1, 2010, training in the speciality “Evaluation Activity” began.
On September 1, 2012, the training of junior specialists in the specialities “Law” and “Restaurant Services” has started. The College of Technologies and Business of Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University was renamed the College of Technologies, Business and Law of Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University (hereinafter abbreviated as CTBL EENU) by the decree of the President of Ukraine № 519 of 24.08.2012 “On Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University”, the order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine № 426-р of 13.09.2012 “On renaming Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University”, the order of the Ministry of Education and Science, Youth and Sports of Ukraine № 1012 of 13.09.2012 “On renaming Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University”, the order of the Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University № 05-з of 17.01.2013.
On November 5, 2020, the College of Technologies, Business and Law of Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University was renamed the Separate Structural Unit “Professional College of Technologies, Business and Law of Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University”(the official abbreviated name – PCTBL VNU) on the basis of the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 1237 of 09.10.2020 “On renaming a separate structural unit of Lesia Ukrainka Eastern European National University and repealing the order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine № 595 of 05.05.2020”.
In order to bring in line with the provisions of the Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education” in August 2014, the existing departments of the college were reorganized into the Department of Accounting and Law; the Department of Commodity Science and Evaluation; the Department of Food Technologies and Part-time Education. On September 1, 2017, bachelors were trained in the following specialities 076 Entrepreneurship, Trade and Exchange Activities, 126 Information Systems and Technologies, 181 Food Technologies.
Decades of hard work of teachers and administration have made the professional college modern and prestigious. Such work was carried out by the educational institution under the management of principals:
Vasyl Shcherbakov – the principal of the technical college from 01.09.1965 to 15.05.1969.
Tamara Antoniuk – the principal of the technical college from 15.05.1969 to 30.08.1974.
Anatolii Baranov – the principal of the technical college from 30.08.1974 to 04.06.2007.
Since June 4, 2007, the institution has been headed by Stanislav Shcheblyuk. Due to a skilled and experienced leader, the training facilities are being re-equipped and equipped in accordance with the requirements of the time. This approach ensures a high level of training and competitiveness. In particular, here students can improve their theoretical knowledge of modern equipment on which they will have to work in the future. This is very important because technologies are constantly changing, and they need new equipment.
Currently, the professional college provides training:
- for professional junior bachelors in six specialities:
017 Physical culture and sport;
071 Accounting and taxation;
072 Finance, banking and insurance;
076 Entrepreneurship, trade and exchange activity;
081 Law;
181 Food technologies;
241 Hotel and restaurant business;
- for bachelors in three specialities:
076 Entrepreneurship, trade and exchange activity;
126 Information systems and technologies;
181 Food technologies;
- for skilled workers in three professions:
5122 Cook;
5220 Seller of non-food products;
5220 Seller of food products.
Students of the professional college traditionally participate in the international internship program “Discover Europe – travel and earn” with the support of the Bulgarian company “Internobmen”. This is a great way not only to improve language skills, deepen knowledge and acquire practical skills, but also a great opportunity to get the invaluable practice that will definitely come in handy. With such experience, it will be easier to find a good job in Ukraine. The most important thing is that the participants of the program can borrow experience because during internships they see how a certain branch of the economy works in another country.