The fourth forum of "Association of Private Colleges of Georgia" was held

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On February 20, 2017, the fourth forum of the Association of Private Colleges of Georgia was held with the support of the Georgian Employers' Association, which was opened by the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, Alexander Jejelava. Elections of the president and board members of the Association of Private Colleges were held at the forum, the results of which were announced at the end of the meeting and the candidates were approved for a term of 1 year. Giorgi Beraya, who until now held the post of vice-president of the association and also works as the director of the private college "Georgia", was elected as the president of the Association of Private Colleges of Georgia. And the current president of the Association of Private Colleges of Georgia will present the "Report of the Association for 2015-2016". At the event, Kakhaber Eradze, the head of the professional education quality assurance service, and Irakli Petriashvili, the chairman of the trade unions of Georgia, gave reports on the future visions related to the development of the quality of professional education. Heads of private colleges and representatives of state structures attended the forum and participated in the discussion mode. It should be noted that the purpose of the activities of the Association of Private Colleges of Georgia is to promote and popularize vocational education, to promote the improvement of legal regulations in the field of vocational education, to determine education priorities, to improve educational programs, etc. In order to achieve this goal, the Association of Private Colleges, the Association of Georgian Employers, the Ministry of Education and Science and international organizations actively cooperate and implement projects that contribute to providing the labor market with personnel corresponding to its demands.