Yerevan community and business structures will implement joint programs to develop the educational sector. A tripartite memorandum was signed between Yerevan Municipality, the "Business and Education Partnership" Foundation, and the "Business and Education Association" NGO. The document was signed by the mayor Hrachya Sargsyan, the director of the foundation Davit Karapetyan and the president of the NGO Marine Zhamkochian.
First Deputy Mayor of Yerevan Levon Hovhannisyan also participated in the signing ceremony.
The partnership will provide primary and secondary vocational education to primary and secondary school students. In particular, it is planned to form separate groups in educational centers, where students can test their knowledge and skills in practice in their preferred professional directions after the main lessons. The program gives particular importance to business skills to carry out business activities in the future.
Steps will also be taken in the direction of strengthening the teaching-methodical and material-technical base of educational institutions, increasing the competitiveness of graduates of educational institutions in the labor market, and providing them with qualified specialists.
"Any project and program initiated in the field of education can play an important role in preparing even more educated and competent personnel for the future. The mayor emphasized that within the framework of its authority, the community stands by all the initiatives aimed at training personnel rich in theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the labor market," the mayor emphasized.
Expressing gratitude for the willingness to cooperate, the leaders of the "Business and Education Partnership" Foundation and the "Business and Education Association," NGO, noted that implementing joint projects with the community is binding. Davit Karapetyan and Marine Zhamkochian also believed combining efforts would achieve the desired result.