"Vocational Retraining and Vocational Orientation Trainings" Have Started
Initiated by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, a new program entitled “Vocational Retraining and Vocational Orientation Trainings” has been launched. Within the framework of the program, 20,000 people will simultaneously receive free training across twenty cities in Georgia. Program participants will be retrained in the English language, computer skills, and vocational orientation. The project opens up new pathways for individuals aged 22 and older to deepen their knowledge and prepare for future employment.
Today, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Irine Kurdadze visited the Rustavi Training Center and met with the trainees. The trainings began on September 15 and will conclude on November 15.
Vocational retraining and vocational orientation training centers have been opened in the following cities: Rustavi, Telavi, Gurjaani, Gori, Khashuri, Borjomi, Akhaltsikhe, Akhalkalaki, Zestaponi, Chiatura, Kutaisi, Samtredia, Tkibuli, Oni, Senaki, Zugdidi, Poti, Batumi, Ozurgeti, Mestia.
Under the conditions of competition in the labor market, it is necessary for an unemployed person to possess the skills that will help them present themselves before an employer. They must also be equipped with skills that will facilitate their path to the employer, help them in searching for these pathways, and in achieving their ultimate goal. In addition to a profession, they need a basic knowledge of new technologies—specifically, computer skills and the English language.
The trainings will help participants discover their strengths, plan their careers, and refine the skills they need to present themselves to an employer. The trainings will also help achieve the goals of those who wish to start their own business; they will be able to develop a business idea, choose a type of business, compile a business plan, adopt the principles of small business management, learn methods for securing financing, create their own entrepreneurial organization, and manage their operations.
For years, due to the lack of training centers and internet access, undeveloped infrastructure, and an insufficient number of jobs, a large portion of the regional population was not given the opportunity to develop the aforementioned skills. Once the infrastructure was developed and new jobs were created, employers faced the problem of a shortage of qualified personnel.
The project will contribute to the strengthening of the regions. A competitive workforce will be created, which will significantly support the sustainability of local self-government as well as local businesses. This workforce will become an important instrument and a guarantee of sustainability for regional structures.
