TEXTBOOK / SERIES APPROVAL
09/06/2017
Some changes were made in the “Rules for Approval of Textbook / Series of General Education Institutions” (see Decree N88 / N, 01.06.2017).
05/05/2017
At the request of potential textbook authors of natural sciences of primary level, the Georgian Primary Education project (G-PriEd) planned the additional training for their support and for sharing of experience on the issues of reading as strident competence, as well as working on texts.
24/04/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia continues active working on the new regulation of textbook approval and accompanying documents. The work process envisages improvement and further approval through close cooperation with field specialists and publishers.
09/04/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia continues to support the potential authors and together with the partners starts trainings / workshops on the issues of copyright protection, construction of school textbooks, modern methods and sustainable development of teaching from April 21, 2017.
03/04/2017
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia continues consultation meetings with the potential authors of the textbooks of various subjects of primary level concerning the issues of compliance of the textbook model with the standard of the same subject, during which you will be able to review the news carried out in the national curriculum, to receive the important information, to ask questions and to get the answers from the subject specialists.
31/03/2017
The consultation meeting will be held on April 6, 2017, at 17:00 p.m. with the potential authors of the music textbooks of primary level concerning the issues of compliance of the textbook model with the standard of the same subject, during which you will be able to receive important information, to ask questions and to get the answers from the subject specialists.
31/03/2017
By the Initiative of Georgian Publishers and Booksellers Association (GPBA), Teimuraz Murgulia, the deputy minister of Education and Science of Georgia held a working meeting with Jose Borghino, head of International Publishers Association and Gvantsa Jobava, GPBA chair. The meeting topics included the new regulations for selecting the school textbooks and their distribution system, also the complaints and demands expressed by Georgian publishers.
28/03/2017
Recently, Media and public have been actively discussing the issue of new textbooks and their approval. Even though, the Ministry works with all stakeholders, there are some forces who try to make a political topic out of it. Respectively, the ministry believes that people should be informed about all important aspects of the process.
First of all, the rule of approval is related to the process of developing textbooks for the academic year 2018-2019. Approval is the first stage, when all interested persons prepare the draft manual; it goes through the evaluation process by the state commission of the best experts. The commission decides quality of which book corresponds to the requirements of the National Curriculum and Study Plan. It is important that for the first time in the history of approvals, the book becomes available for the specialists and teachers’ comments for at least 3 months before it is published. The authors shall be obliged to eliminate any defects identified during this period.
16/03/2017
Certain changes were carried out in the national curriculum. Including the term of introduction of the curriculum was changed (Order N27/N, 15.02.2017), and was determined as September 15, 2018 instead of September 15, 2017. Consolidated version can be found at: Order N40/N (18.05.2016), Appendix N1 and Appendix N2.
06/03/2017
Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia invites the persons interested in approval of textbooks for the primary level for the meeting on March 10, 15:00 p.m. The meeting aims to keep the authors (National Curriculum, Decree N40/m, 18.05.2016) updated in the recent developments related to textbook approval and also to plan adequate training courses and consultation meetings.
Interested persons/authors are kindly requested to register on the web-site below no later than by 12:00 p.m. on March 10: https://goo.gl/forms/ZXkU7ZXl3weHFN262
17/02/2017
New regulation of approval of the general education institution textbook/series was approved (see the Order N28/N, 16.02.2017წ., Appendix N1 and Appendix N2). Announcement of textbook/series approval of the primary level is planned with the purpose to promote introduction of new national curriculum from September 15, 2018. Approval will be carried out in accordance with this regulation.
19/05/2016
New national curriculum was approved (see Order N40/N(18.05.16); Appendix N1; Appendix N2) regarding the primary level of general education. It will be launched from September 15, 2017 for the period of 6 years. New national curriculum is effective from the date of its approval for the purpose of granting approval for the general education institution textbook/series.
