“EDUCATION AIMED TO FUTURE OF ARMENIA” PROGRAM’S IMPLEMENTATION TO SUPPORT IMPROVEMENT OF QULAIFIED LABOUR IN ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
Mar 27 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 27, NOYAN TAPAN. RA Minister of Education and Science
Sergo Yeritsian and Consuelo Vidal, the UN Development Program Resident
Representative in Armenia signed on March 24 the “Education Aimed to
Future of Armenia” program financed by the Government of Norway. The
program will assist qualitative and quantitave improvement of the
skilled labour in Armenia, supporting economic increase of the country
within a middle term. This two-years program the budget of which
makes 1 mln 157 thousand 315 dollars, is aimed not only to study
the local labour market but to improve the system of primary and
middle professional education of the country. According to Minister
S.Yeritsian, preparation of qualified specialists according to demands
of the labour market is very important for a country having such
few working places as Armenia has. He mentioned that the Government
of Armenia allocated 55 thousand dollars for implementation of this
program. “I’m sure that qualified specialists prepared by the primary
and middle professional education sphere are the basis which will
support development of the country,” Sergo Yeritsian emphasized.
Consuelo Vidal mentioned that the program is aimed to re-equipment
and improvement of the middle professional education, paying special
attention to the issue of supporting businessmen, especially in
marzes. According to Consuelo Vidal, education is one of the important
directions of the UN Development Program, and the national annual
report of this year will be dedicated to education.