First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia Koka Sepherteladze and Head of National Center for Teacher Professional Development Gia Mamulashvili gave certificates to the winners of contest of school principals.
In order to enhance the leaning quality at schools and constantly improve general education system, Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia implements number of activities. Organization of the contest of school principals is one of them. The contest envisaged to reveal such personnel that meet MES requirements and will be able to manage schools in compliance with modern standards.
Any person who had obtained a higher education degree was eligible to participate in the contest. The exam was held in two rounds. First, contestants passed the test with the help of the special computer program, those contestants who had passed the first round, were invited for the interview. The contestants were free to choose the topic of their presentations for the interviews and present them at the special commission.
Even the person with no experience in school management was able take part in the contest.