Advancing TVET in Georgia through the Use of ICTs

International Seminar in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 7-8 September 2009

The International Seminar on Advancing TVET in Georgia through Enhancing the Use of ICTs took place in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 7-8 September 2009. The seminar aimed at guiding TVET institutions in Georgia in the preparation and development of strategies to enhance the use of ICTs for active learning in TVET.

The 26 participants at the meeting included the Georgian Deputy Minister of Education for TVET, representatives of the Information Technologies Vocational Education and Training Centre (UNEVOC Centre in Georgia), directors of TVET institutions from the different parts of Georgia, representatives of the UNEVOC Centres University of Tampere, Research Centre for Vocational Education (Finland) and the German Federal Institute for Vocational Training, representatives from Capacity Building International (InWEnt, Germany) and CISCO Networking Academy, as well as a Dutch expert in the area of ICTs in TVET and a staff member of UNESCO-UNEVOC.

Key issues addressed at the seminar included:

New teaching and learning techniques through the use of ICTs;
New teaching and learning resources for use in institutional and workplace settings through the use of ICTs;
Linking curriculum, instruction and assessment through the use of ICTs; and
Infrastructure support for ICTs in TVET.

Good and innovative practices and experiences from various countries as well as from Georgia were shared, participants were introduced to useful information sources, and national strategies for enhancing TVET through the use of ICTs were discussed, as was further follow up and cooperation with the international organizations that were represented at the seminar.

The meeting was co-organized by the Information Technologies Vocational Education and Training Centre and the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre, with support of the Ministry of Education and Sciences of Georgia.