On January 19, as part of the Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia (MAVETA) project, the career orientation visits were organized to Yervand Otyan Primary School No. 7 and Zoravar Andranik School No. 12 in Zvartnots District of Ejmiatsin, Armavir Marz. The shool visits were held jointly with the MAVETA project partner։ Ejmiatsin State Vocational School.
During the meeting, Lilit Beglaryan, VET consultant for the MAVETA project, introduced the project and highlighted the professions incorporated within the dual education.
Gagik Vardanyan, a teacher of the Ejmiatsin State Vocational School, presented the possibilities of the college, the profession of “Fruit and Nut orchard worker” to be introduced in the dual system from the 2024-2025 academic year, and the prospects for the development of horticulture in Armenia, especially in the Armavir region.
Hayk Stepanyan, representative of the Ejmiatsin State Vocational School’s partnering institution “Vanand Agro” CJSC, presented the demand for the profession, the profile of the horticulturist’s occupation and the opportunities to work in their company.
More than 90 students were present at the two meetings, and they raised their questions about the admission procedure and the duration of education for the presented profession.
