On November 2-3, within the framework of “Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (MAVETA) project, a workshop on “Dual education piloting in VET system” was held.
The partners of “MAVETA” project: representatives of private companies, VET institutions and experts actively involved in the field, participated in the workshop.
During the workshop, Yulia Stakyan, Programme TVET Expert of “Private Sector Development and Technical Vocational Education and Training South Caucasus” project at GIZ introduced the methodology of the dual VET implementation and the features of the occupation profile’s development.
In the working groups, the participants discussed the structure of the curricula for three newly introduced professions: agricultural machinery, milk farm manager, orchard workers of the nut and fruit farms, and developed the role and occupation profiles for these professions.
At the workshop, the methods and importance of combining the theoretical and practical training elements of the above mentioned professions were discussed, as well as the ways of creating the appropriate environment and conditions for the apprentice at the employer.
“Modernizing Vocational Education and Training in Agriculture in Armenia” (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).
