About Skills4Jobs
One of the main challenges in overcoming unemployment is the mismatch between available skills and the needs of the labour market. With EU support, the Georgian Government has managed to modernise the vocational education and training system, establishing a Labour Market Information System and thus improving the employment services. More than 30.000 people were able to find employment since the program started.
At the event, Giorgi Gakharia, the Prime Minister of Georgia stated:
“Implemented and on-going reforms in vocation education will create completely new opportunities for the Georgian population: Number of short-term training certificate programmes tailored to market needs will increase. It will also increase the employment opportunities for graduates, strengthen links between the education levels that, in turn, will facilitate the principle of lifelong learning. Public –private partnership will be strengthened, which in itself will help expand the scope of dual, work-based learning. Particular attention will be paid to updating the skills of adult population and meeting their educational needs, introducing non-formal education recognition mechanisms, etc. This is an incomplete list of those important results that will positively impact the establishment of an effective human capital development system in the country.
What’s next?
In the coming years the European Union will continue to work together with the Government of Georgia to:
- increase employment
- improve the link between education and the labour market
- expand high quality vocation education and support entrepreneurship training
Carl Hartzell, Ambassador of the European Union stated:
"Employment is a key concern for people everywhere. One prerequisite is ensuring that job seekers have the skills the market needs, and can find the available jobs. With the first Skills4Jobs programme the EU assisted the Government to train over 750 teachers and offer over 100 modern, relevant, vocation education courses."
ETF and Skills4Jobs
On the 29th October 2019, ETF attended the event Skills4Jobs that took place in Gldani Vocational Education and Training Centre, one of the most modern and proeminent public Vocational Education Institutions in Georgia.
Mikheil Batiashvili, the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, Carl Hartzell, EU Ambassador to Georgia and Cesare Onestini, European Training Foundation (ETF) Director launched the second phase of the Skills4Jobs programme in Georgia.
The new five year programme has a total budget of EUR 48.85 million (approx. GEL 156 million) “will focus on ensuring that relevant skills matching services and education opportunities in vocation education and training and entrepreneurship are available throughout Georgia, including for youth, women and vulnerable populations”.
Cesare Onestini, ETF Director noted that:
"Skills development is at the heart of the ETF work in Georgia. Young people and citizens throughout the country will benefit from current reforms through better education and training opportunities, providing access to high quality jobs."
Read more about the event Skills4Jobs at ETF Webpage:
Gldani Vocational Education and Training Centre
This is one of the most modern and prominent public vocational education institutions in Georgia. It was founded in 2012. The mission of the public college is to provide each vocational student with accessible, high quality, dynamic professional education that will promote preparation of adapted, competitive and self-realization oriented human resources tailored to modern work market. The center is equipped with all relevant modern techniques required for realization of computer and professional programs.
Vice Director of Gldani VET school explains the different curricula the school has to offer:
Nika Tikanashvili, Representative of Georgian Student's Organization Association, points out what georgian students need when entering the labour market.
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