Memorandum on cooperation in education sector signed in Armenia
YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA/. A memorandum about cooperation on
secondary and vocational education was signed by Armenian Minister of
Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, Chairman of Union of
Manufacturers and Businessmen Arsen Ghazaryan and Chairman of Chamber
of Industry and Commerce Martin Sargsyan.
The aim of the memorandum is to help adapt educational services to the
needs of today’s domestic labor market.
The memorandum is to considerably raise the quality of secondary and
vocational education, introduce innovative technologies and strengthen
employer-employee relationship, Ashotyan said.
Arsen Ghazaryan, in his turn, said that comprehensive studies of local
labor market showed lack of qualified personnel and skilled workers in
particular.
Before to start working all workers attend additional training at
factories and plants, which affects efficiency of operations, Ghazaryan
said.
Ashotyan stressed the importance of the signed document in making
educational service meet the real market needs.
Same kind of reforms is to be implemented in higher education field,
Ashotyan said. `0′
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
