EU launches 9 projects to support vocational education, labor market development in Georgia

The European Union is starting nine new projects to support vocational education and labor market development in Georgia.

The goal of the projects is to help thousands of Georgians find jobs by enhancing high quality vocational education, improving lifelong learning opportunities and supporting entrepreneurship.

New projects aim to ensure that the knowledge and skills Georgian citizens acquire through vocational education and training in entrepreneurship are in line with the demands of the labor market and that education is available to all, especially to young people, women and the vulnerable groups.

With the start of these new projects we contribute directly to the improvement of employability of women, men, youth and vulnerable people in Tbilisi and regions of Georgia”, said Catalin Gherman, the Deputy Head of Cooperation, Delegation of the European Union to Georgia.

Europe is a source of inspiration and best practice examples in vocational education and training, and the EU’s financial and technical support has been invaluable in helping us to modernize our system in line with international standards”, said Tamar Kitiashvili, the Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia. 

The total budget of the initiative is €7 million.

These projects are financed by the EU under the ongoing Skills4Jobs programme.

The Skills4Jobs overall programme aims to adapt skills of labor to the needs of the labor market in the selected regions of Georgia and to increase access to education and training as well.

The Phase 2 of the EU’s Skills4Jobsprogramme was launched in 2018 to increase employment in Georgia. The total budget of the programme is €48.85 million.