Modernization of Vocational Education and Training related to Agriculture in Georgia

1)    Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture and their agencies related to agri-VET and extension

2)    Vocational Skills Agency

3)    Sectoral Skills Organization AgroDuo and the private entities represented in it

4)    Public and private VET colleges, Agricultural Information-Consultation Centers and extension providers

5)    Rural youth, women and language minorities with improved skills, productivity and income

Outcome 1)    Quality of agricultural VET and extension services in Georgia is enhanced due to effective cooperation of public and private stakeholders.

Outcome 2)    Rural youth, women and men learn and apply relevant agricultural knowledge and skills, which are responding to the market needs.

Risultati principali attesi:  

1)    A-VET public and private stakeholders trained and standards and programs elaborated to effectively collaborate through SSOs / AgroDuo and deliver high quality services;

2)    Capacities/qualification of A-VET institutions, teachers and extension officers enhanced through collaboration of A-VET stakeholders;

3)    Digitalisation of the system enhanced to increase A-VET accessibility for users, effectiveness of public-private collaboration and quality of training/advisory services;

4)    A-VET graduate students acquire applicable skills;

5)    Recipients of extension services get applicable knowledge in new technologies;

6)    Satisfaction with modernized A-VET system is increased among trainees and employers.

Risultati fasi precedenti:  

-    Vocational skills development system was strengthened by supporting the elaboration of relevant policy documents (VET Law (2018), the Skills Development Strategy 2021-2025 and the corresponding by-laws).

-    Work-based learning was institutionalized and capacities of 16 VET providers were enhanced to obtain authorization in line with the VET law.

-    Vocational Skills Agency was established for actively engaging the private sector in skills development.

-    The first Sectoral Skills Organization (AgroDuo) was created for representing the private agricultural sector in VSA.

-    Work-based learning was introduced as a modality for enhancing the effectiveness of skills development.

-    Digital platform was created for increasing farmers’ access to agricultural extension services.

-    16’200 farmers (30% female) received advanced extension service.

SDC-financed Rural SME Development, Local Economic Development, ALCP2, Women’s Economic Empowerment.

The Project will also closely liaise with the donors of the VET system development (EU Delegation to Georgia, ADB, USAID) and their project implementers (GIZ, KFW/PEM, FAO). Overall coordination of the VET system development will be led by the thematic working group on Human Capital Development, which is chaired by the Prime Minister’s Administration. Switzerland co-chaires the working group in 2022.