20 000 ადამიანს უფასოდ გადამზადდება

Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Khatia Dekanoidze met with the local population in Kutaisi and introduced the new project initiated by the President – "Professional Retraining and Vocational Orientation Trainings". The Minister also answered questions from the public.

The new project enables any interested individual to undergo a two-month retraining course in the English language, computer skills, and vocational orientation, with the option to choose one, two, or all three trainings combined. The training course will assist participants in their subsequent employment. 20,000 people will be retrained free of charge simultaneously across 80 training centers in 20 cities and regional centers.

Registration of applicants within the framework of the project begins on July 16, 2012, and will last until September 10. Registration will be conducted electronically at resource centers, public schools, and via the website: www.po.ge. Only a Georgian citizen's identity document is required for registration.

The trainings will begin on September 15 and last until November 15. The lecture courses will be conducted by professional trainers. Textbooks have been created specifically for these trainings. All necessary textbooks and study materials will be distributed to participants free of charge.

Training centers will be opened in the following cities: Rustavi, Telavi, Gurjaani, Gori, Khashuri, Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Akhalkalaki, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Tkibuli, Oni, Senaki, Zugdidi, Poti, Kobuleti, Ozurgeti, Mestia.