
The Minister of Education and Science of Georgia – Ms. Tamar
Sanikidze intorudec one of the most important components of the education
reform: “Public Private partnership in the vocational education” to the members
of the American Chamber of commerce. The event itself was organized by the
American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Georgia. Furthermore, the conference was
opened by the executive director of the American Chamber – Mr. George Walton. During the conference the
members of the chamber of commerce were addressed by the Acting Ambassador of
the United States in Georgia – Mr. Nicholas Berliner, who spoke about the
political and economic issues. Moreover, the event was attended by the
Executive Director of the Millennium Challenge Account – Ms. Magda Maghradze,
who spoke about the project's overall progress and the implementation of vocational
education in Georgia.
Minister Tamar Sanikidze, during her presentation
focused on the aspect of having a firm partnership between the employer and the
employee, which is an important part of integrating the dual vocational
education model into Georgian society. The Minister also spoke about the reform
implementation, about its challenges and expected outcomes. Minister Sanikidze expressed
her immense gratitude towards the Government and personnel in the educational
system and emphasized the importance of the US Millennium Challenge Corporation
Compact, which greatly aids the formation of the vocational and higher
education industry as a whole.
After the presentation, a discussion was held, which
triggered the interest from the representatives of AmCham, and individual
meetings were scheduled with the companies to familiarize themselves with the
vocational education opportunities and its bonuses.