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Armenia to participate in Vocational Education and Training
11.03.2009 01:45 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The European Commission released EUR 3.25 million
under Sector Policy Support Programme in Vocational Education and
Training (VET). The specific objective of the Sector Policy Programme
is to strengthen the reform of the vocational education and training
(VET) sector focusing on institutional capacity to steer and monitor
the reform process as well as link it with budgeting and resource
management. It is coherent with the sector policy support programme
funded under European Commission TACIS AP 2006, ENP AP2007 and builds
on the reform measures undertaken by the Ministry of Education and
Science (MoEs) in 2005-2008.

As it was told to PanARMENIAN.net from Delegation of the European
Commission to Armenia, the programme has an overall budget of Euro 16
million, out of which Euro 1 million is earmarked for the Technical
Assistance component. The ?¬ 15m component of budget support is
implemented against satisfactory fulfilment of policy conditions
identified and agreed upon by the Commission and the Government of
Armenia. Instalments are payable to the Armenian State budget subject
to fulfilment of policy conditions. The first fixed tranche of
?¬5 mln was paid to the state budget in June 2008 upon
fulfilment of two pre-conditions and signature of Financing
Agreement. Second tranche of Euro 3.25 million was paid in February
2009.

Main implementing partners under this Programme are the Ministry of
Education and Science, Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Ministry
of Finance, Ministry of Economy as well as social partners.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress