Open Door Day at Public College "Mermisi"

For the past few days, the college has been hosting open house days and registration for those wishing to acquire vocational education. "Mermisi" implements 34 vocational educational programs across five main directions: agrarian, business administration, arts, engineering, and cross-sectoral specialties. All programs are funded by the state, and there is no age limit for applicants.

The college prepares competitive personnel in accordance with labor market demands and ensures their subsequent employment. All conditions have been created at the college for this purpose — a modern learning environment, updated programs, and professional educators with many years of experience. The college boasts successful students and graduates who have won various competitions. In 2014, at the WorldSkills Georgia national competition, two students of the college won first place in the professions of Web Design and Stylist; in the spring, they will travel to Brazil to participate in the world competition.

College graduates are employed in companies such as: "Tegeta Motors", "Mate Motors", "Akhali Qseli", "Elselema", "Caucasus Online", "Samoseli Pirveli", restaurant "Babilo", restaurant "Kruizi", "Neotek", "Kartuli Samosi", "Etaloni", "Saba+", "Iveria", "Ipani", and others.

Since 2013, the Public College "Mermisi" has been involved in the inclusive vocational education project. Since 2014, the adaptation of the college in accordance with universal design has begun. Along with the learning environment, necessary learning resources are accessible to students with special educational needs (SSEN).

The number of SSEN students at the college increases annually. In the 2014 autumn intake, 42 students were enrolled in 14 vocational educational programs. Working with SSEN students are 5 sign language interpreters, a spatial orientation and mobility specialist who ensures that blind students learn routes and are prepared for independent travel, and a special assistant-driver for wheelchair-using students. Additionally, audio recorders were purchased for blind students, and a specialist was invited to install the NVDA 2014 screen reader software on the college's computers (as well as on the students' personal laptops).