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The Minister introduced a new model of funding of vocational colleges

Monday, January 30
The Minister, Dimitri Shashkini, met the staff of the vocational college “Spektri” its students and teachers and introduced a new model of funding of the vocational colleges to them.

From 2012, the vocational colleges will be funded based on per capita model. The state will grant those students with 1000 GEL voucher, who choose to study in the accredited vocational colleges. The Georgian government has allocated 7 million GEL for this purpose.

The state vouchers will be granted to socially vulnerable students, schoolchildren who completed the basic level of education in the current academic year, the twelfth graders who wish to pursue the professional education after graduating from the school.

The new model of financing will promote developing the labor market oriented vocational programs; enhance the learning programs, increase the chances of employment as the colleges will become oriented on self development.

Supporting the development of vocational education is one of the priorities of the Ministry; the infrastructure of the vocational educational institutions was upgraded, new learning programs were developed; standard of the vocational college teacher was adopted.

On the initiative of the Ministry, informational centers will be established to inform the citizens on all options of receiving the vocational education.
(MES)