Tamar Kitiashvili participated in a working meeting organized by the Tourism Association

Tamar Kitiashvili, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, participated in a working meeting organized by the Tourism Association. The meeting was attended by Medea Janiashvili, Acting Head of the National Tourism Administration; Selma Ulrichs, Deputy Director of the GIZ program "Private Sector Development and Vocational Education in the South Caucasus"; employers, association partners and members; representatives of colleges implementing dual programs, as well as donor and state structures.

Tamar Kitiashvili introduced the implemented and ongoing reforms in the vocational education system to the meeting participants and discussed future cooperation formats with them.

At the meeting, the parties discussed the challenges facing the tourism sector due to the pandemic and the new needs of businesses in terms of human resources.

The Tourism Association of Georgia is one of the Ministry's social partners, whose members closely cooperate with vocational colleges and are involved in the implementation of training and retraining programs.