"Better Skills for a Better Job" - Project Presentation

The presentation of the EUVEGE - Technical Assistance Project for Employment and Vocational Education Reforms was held. The EUVEGE project provides support to the vocational education and training sector, as well as to labor market reforms.

The beneficiaries and main partners of the project are the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia. This European Union project provides technical assistance and support in the areas of skills development, policy management and monitoring, evaluation of reform measures, and human resources management.

“Better Skills for Better Jobs“  is the motto of the 2.7 million euro technical assistance project, which is implemented within the framework of the European Union's 27 million assistance program. One of the priorities of this multi-million assistance project itself is the development and implementation of educational programs oriented toward labor market demands.

The implementing team of the EUVEGE project consists of five lead and three local experts, who will be assisted by highly qualified local and international short-term experts. The duration of the project is 36 months.

At the presentation, the technical assistance team presented information about the project, the expected results, and the planned activities. The opening event was attended by Tamar Sanikidze, Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Ketevan Natriashvili, First Deputy Minister, Boris Jarochevic, Chargé d'affaires of the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, Oliver Reisner, representative of the European Union, as well as representatives of the beneficiary ministries, international organizations, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.