Georgia’s PM announces first stage of Vocational Education reform
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The Prime Minister has today revealed a plan of the Vocational Education reform, stressing the plan would provide an "absolutely different learning model” in the country.
Speaking to students, business owners and media at the newly established Technology Park in capital Tbilisi, Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said the model was based on permanent cooperation between the public and private sectors, which will enable students to get practical experience as they study.
It is very important for students to have an opportunity to have communication and relations with his or her future potential employer. After the student completes their studies they will decide whether or not to continue cooperating with the employer, to start his or her own businesses or to keep studying and gain further knowledge,” Kvirikashvili said.
Kvirikashvili spoke about the importance of education that was in harmony with market demands. Photo by the Prime Minister's webpage.
Students will have a choice to pursue what they desire in any of the three directions, and the state will facilitate this,” the PM added.
One thing that challenged the education industry and the Georgian economy was the current lack of qualified staff, in a whole range of areas, said Kvirikashvili.
That’s why we initiated the Vocational Education reform, in order to produce more professionals based on market demand.”
The Prime Minister told students the Government would provide full-scale support to them. Photo by the Prime Minister's webpage.
The Prime Minister stressed successful implementation of the reform would be a serious, positive push for the country’s economy.
On another note, Kvirikashvili said a special financial institute would be established to support start-up ideas and beneficial youth initiatives without facing current bank procedures that can hinder rather than help.
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The Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili announced at today’s governmental meeting that the government is taking steps to create a new model for vocation education which will be based on German, Austrian and Swiss experience in the field.
Kvirikashvili spoke about the changes which will be carried out.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze and Education Minister Mikheil Batiashvili have presented a strategy for Georgian education reform today in Ikalto, in the Kakheti region of eastern Georgia, where one of the first Georgian academies was built in the 11th century. PM Bakhtadze stated that new learning models will be initially implemented in 50 public schools and the number of such schools will increase to 2,000 by the year 2023.
The Georgian Education Ministry has announced plans regarding reforms in the vocational education field. Youth with a diploma attesting to a basic education [completing only nine grades at schools instead of 12] will be able to study school subjects in parallel with receiving a vocational education.