On May 11, the event entitled “Professions Promotion Day in Syunik” was organized within the framework of the “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) project in cooperation with the Sisian Branch of the ANAU and the Goris State Agricultural College.
The main goal of the event was to acquaint potential applicants with the educational programs of the above-mentioned educational institutions and to introduce the professions that will be taught with dual education aproach.
The event was attended by more than 100 students, who were divided into three groups to watch topic oriented movies and to learn about the target professions.
Students had the opportunity to see and participate in the practical work typical to the presented professions, such as the animal care at the farm, mastitis detection via testing, preparation of cheese and curd making, the analysis of milk fat content, acidity, density, and the process of extraction.
The MAVETA project is funded by a broad coalition of international and local organizations led by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), including the Austrian Development Agency, the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Government of Armenia, the Swiss Church Aid (HEKS/EPER) NGO, Izmirlian Foundation, the Strategic Development Agency (SDA) NGO and Vanand Agro CJSC.
The project’s implementing partners are the GIZ and HEKS/EPER with the involvement of SDA and the School of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences at the Bern University of Applied Sciences (HAFL).
