Tamar Kitiashvili got acquainted with the progress of the vocational skills development program at Aisi College
Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of
Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia attended the Vocational Skills
Development Program courses at Aisi College and talked with the students of 8th
and 9th grade about the courses themselves and its future prospects.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture
and Sport of Georgia has launched the Vocational Skills Development Program
since 2017 and to date more than 600 public schools, together with active
private and public vocational education institutions are involved in the
program. The program is implemented in all regions of Georgia and combines two
areas: Vocational Skills Development (for 8-9th graders) and Professional
Skills (10th-12th graders).
The Vocational Skills Development Program
is the first large-scale precedent of collaboration between vocational and
general education institutions that provides students with the opportunity to
learn the vocation they desire, to test their strengths in a variety of ways,
and to make a thoughtful and informed career decision.
During the visit of the Deputy Minister at
College Aisi, practitioner nurses and stylists attended courses in the village
of LEPL Gurjaani Municipality, who were primarily students of 8th
and 9th grade. It is noteworthy that Aisi College has been involved
in the program since 2017 and its students have the opportunity to take courses
in various vocations.
For more
information about the program, visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/VETinSCHOOL.
