Vocational teachers' training is underway
In accordance with the European Union's โฌ27 million assistance program and the State Strategy for Vocational Education Development, training sessions for vocational teachers are currently underway regarding the methodology of developing modular curricula and modern teaching and assessment approaches.
Today, Ketevan Natriashvili, First Deputy Minister of Education and Science, and Oliver Reisner, EU Attachรฉ for Higher Education and Civil Society, met with the training participants.
The trainings are conducted within the framework of the "Program for the Promotion of Vocational Qualifications Development" implemented by the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. It involves 342 educators from 70 public and private vocational institutions, as well as 127 representatives from business sector training centers and professional associations.
Within the framework of the aforementioned program, the revision of occupational standards and the development of 60 modular vocational educational programs are being carried out, with the participating educators, experts, and employers actively involved in the process.
The "Program for the Promotion of Vocational Qualifications Development" is implemented under the 2013-2020 Vocational Education Reform Strategy and the European Union's โฌ27 million budget support program, one of the priorities of which is the development and implementation of educational programs oriented towards labor market demands.
In 2014, within the framework of the vocational qualifications promotion program, 100 occupational standards and 10 guidelines for 60 modular vocational programs will be developed in accordance with the methodology tested in Europe (DACUUM). At least 342 vocational educators will be involved in the methodological trainings, and following consultations with colleges, the piloting of 50 modules will commence.
