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zrdasrulTa ganaTleba
mTeli sicocxlis manZilze swavlis
konteqstSi
Tbilisi
Tbilisi
2009
avtorTa jgufi:
ciuri anTaZe, lali baqraZe, Tamar bregvaZe, irine darCia
lika Rlonti (jgufis xelmZRvaneli)
Targmani:
lela abduSeliSvili (qarTulidan)
Tamar lorTqifaniZe (inglisuridan)
redaqcia:
Tea gulua
SoTa kosovi
Working group:
Tsiuri Antadze, Lali Bakradze, Tamar Bregvadze, Irine Darchia
Lika Glonti (head of working group)
Translation:
Lela Abdushelishvili (English translation)
Tamar Lortkipanidze (Georgian translation)
Editors:
Tea Gulua
Shota Kosoff
ISBN 978-9941-0-2027-8
1. øåìïâïäò ................................................................................................................. 7
1.1. ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë êëíüåáìüò ...................................................................... 7
1.1.1 ìïáïîàâåäëì ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì èòèëõòäâï ................................ 9
1.1.2 çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ûòîòàïæò èïõïìòïàåþäåþò .................. 11
1.1.3 çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï ìïáïîàâåäëøò — èòèëõòäâï ................. 12
2. îïüëè çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï? ................................................................ 14
2.1 æåèëãîïôòóäò æï ìëúòïäóî-åêëíëèòêóîò êëíüåáìüò ..................... 15
2.1.1 æåèëãîïôòóäò êëíüåáìüò ................................................................. 15
2.1.2 ìëúòïäóî-åêëíëèòêóîò êëíüåáìüò ............................................... 16
2.2 ìïèëáïäïáë ìïçëãïæëåþòì èøåíåþäëþï ................................................... 19
1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 37
1.1 EDUCATIONAL CONTEXT ........................................................................................ 37
1.1.1 Overview of the Educational System of Georgia .................................. 38
1.1.2 Main characteristics of adult education .............................................. 41
1.1.3 Adult education in Georgia – Overview ............................................... 42
2. WHY ADULT EDUCATION? ................................................................................ 43
2.1 DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL-ECONOMIC CONTEXT ................................................... 44
2.1.1 Demography ............................................................................................. 44
2.1.2 Social-economic indices ......................................................................... 45
2.2 BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY ....................................................................................... 47
3. AIMS OF ADULT EDUCATION ........................................................................... 48
3.1 VISION OF THE ADULT EDUCATION SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT ...................................... 48
3.2 MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THE STRATEGY ...................................................................... 49
3.3 MAIN INDICATORS ................................................................................................. 49
4. MAIN INITIATIVES/RECOMMENDATIONS ....................................................... 49
4.1 INCREASING ADULT EDUCATION AVAILABILITY ........................................................ 49
4.1.1. Adult Education Infrastructure ............................................................. 50
4.1.2 Mechanisms of funding adult education ............................................... 52
4.1.3 Legislative base ....................................................................................... 55
4.1.4 Adult Education Management System .................................................. 57
4.1.5. Establishing the system of adult education quality assurance ......... 59
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................... 61
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ìùïâäòì çîæïìîóäò èìóîâåäòìïàâòì ìòúëúõäòì íåþòìèòåî åüïðçå, ïìïêòì,
ìáåìòì, åîëâíåþòìï æï åêëíëèòêóîò æï ìëúòïäóîò èæãëèïîåëþòì èòóõåæï-
âïæ, óçîóíâåäñëôì èòìàâòì îåäåâïíüóîò ãïíïàäåþòì èòéåþïì.
ãïíïàäåþòì èòéåþï èëáïäïáåì øåóûäòï îëãëîú ôëîèïäóîò (çëãïæò
ìïìêëäë, ìïõåäëþë, óèïéäåìò ãïíïàäåþï), òìå ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãçòà. îïè-
æåíïæïú ôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþï áâåñïíïøò èòèæòíïîå îåôëîèåþòì øåæåãïæ
óêâå èæãîïæ ìòìüåèïæ ÷ïèëñïäòþæï æï øåìïþïèòìò êïíëíèæåþäëþòà îåãó-
äòîæåþï, ìüîïüåãòòì ûòîòàïæò ïáúåíüò ôëêóìòîåþóäòï çîæïìîóäàï
ïîïôëîèïäóî ãïíïàäåþïçå.
UNESCO-ì èòåî ãïíìïçéâîóäò ãïíèïîüåþòà, ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäå-
þï1 ùïîèëïæãåíì ãïíïàäåþòì ëîãïíòçåþóä ôëîèïì, îëèåäòú éòïï íåþòìèò-
åîò ïìïêòì ìùïâäòì èìóîâåäòìïàòì, ïî ïîòì ìïâïäæåþóäë, øåòûäåþï õëî-
úòåäæåþëæåì ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë æïùåìåþóäåþòì ôïîãäåþøò ïí èòì èòéèï æï
ïî òìïõïâì èòçíïæ ëôòúòïäóîò ìåîüòôòêïüòì èòéåþïì. àóèúï ïè ôëîèïü-
øò èòéåþóäò úëæíòìï æï óíïîåþòì ïéòïîåþòì èåáïíòçèåþòì ïîìåþëþï çîæòì
ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþòì èíòøâíåäëþïì îëãëîú æïìïáèåþòìïàâòì, òìå
ìùïâäòì ãïãîûåäåþòìïàâòì ôëîèïäóî ãïîåèëøò, îïú èïì ãïíìïêóàîåþóä
ïæãòäì ïíòÿåþì èàåäò ìòúëúõäòì èïíûòäçå ìùïâäòì êëíüåáìüøò.
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rogorc sakuTriv araformalur (non-formal education), ise e. w. araoficialur (informal educa-
tion) ganaTlebasac, romelic yoveldRiuri cxovrebis bunebrivi Sedegia da ar warmoadgens
miznobriv swavlas.
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äò òñë óôîë ôïîàë ìïåîàïøëîòìë ðîëúåìåþòà, îëèäåþìïú ìïáïîàâåäë
þëäë ùäåþøò èòóåîàæï.
íòøïíæëþäòâòï ïãîåàâå òì ôïáüòú, îëè èåëúå ìïóêóíòì þëäëìï æï ëú-
æïèååîàå ìïóêóíòì æïìïùñòìøò èíòøâíåäëâíïæ ãïòçïîæï ìïåîàïøëîòìë æë-
íëîò ëîãïíòçïúòåþòì ÷ïîàóäëþïú áâåñíòì ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì îåëîãï-
íòçïúòïøò — øåìïûäåþåäò ãïõæï ìïêèïëæ æòæò àïíõåþòì èëþòäòçåþï æï åîà-
æîëóäïæ þåâîò èòèïîàóäåþòà ìùîïôò æï êëèðäåáìóîò ìüîóáüóîóäò
úâäòäåþåþòì ãïíõëîúòåäåþï.
øåìïþïèòìïæ, øåòáèíï ìòìüåèòì èïîàâòì ïõïäò ìüîóáüóîóäò èëæåäò,
îëèäòì èòçïíòï, óçîóíâåäñëì ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèïøò øåèïâïäò åîàåóäå-
þòì ïâüëíëèòóîëþòì ãïçîæï, ìïèïîàäòïíëþòì ðîòíúòðçå æïôóûíåþóäò êëí-
êóîåíüóäò ãïîåèëì ÷ïèëñïäòþåþï æï, øåæåãïæ, ãïíïàäåþòì ìåîâòìòì õïîòì-
õòì ãïóèöëþåìåþï úëæíïçå æïôóûíåþóäò åêëíëèòêòì ãïíâòàïîåþòìïàâòì.
ìïáïîàâåäëì ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì ûòîòàïæò øåèïæãåíåäò êëèðëíåí-
üåþòï:
ìêëäïèæåäò ãïíïàäåþï;
çëãïæò ãïíïàäåþï, îëèåäòú èëòúïâì æïùñåþòà, ìïþïçë æï ìïøóïäë
ãïíïàäåþïì;
ìïõåäëþë æï óèïéäåìò ðîëôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþï;
ìïèìïôåõóîòïíò óèïéäåìò ïêïæåèòóîò ãïíïàäåþï;
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï æï üîåòíòíãò — åì óêïíïìêíåäò, æå ôïáüë
ïîìåþëþòì èòóõåæïâïæ, ðîïáüòêóäïæ ìïèïîàäåþîòâò ìòâîúòì èòé-
èïï (üåîèòíò „çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï“ ìïåîàëæ ïî ïîòì íïõìåíåþò
ãïíïàäåþòì èïîåãóäòîåþåä êïíëíèæåþäëþïøò) æï èòìò ïæãòäò ãï-
íïàäåþòì ìòìüåèïøò èêïôòëæ ãïíìïçéâîóäò ïî ïîòì.
çëãïæò ãïíïàäåþòì õïíãîûäòâëþï ìïáïîàâåäëøò 12 ùåäòï. æïùñåþòàò
ìïôåõóîò èëòúïâì ðòîâåä åáâì êäïìì, ìïþïçë ìïôåõóîò — èåøâòæå-èåúõîå
êäïìåþì, ìïøóïäë ìïôåõóîò — èåïàå-èåàëîèåüå êäïìåþì.
ìïáïîàâåäëì êëíìüòüóúòïøò 2006 ùäòì 27 æåêåèþåîì (¹ 4135 — îì) øå-
üïíòäò úâäòäåþåþòì àïíïõèïæ, æïùñåþòàò æï ìïþïçë ãïíïàäåþï (9 êäïìò)
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11 saSualo skola ganaTleba
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èåüïæ çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì òíìüîóèåíüì ùïîèëïæãåíì.
çëãïæ æï óèïéäåì ãïíïàäåþïì øëîòì ôòäüîòì ôóíáúòïì ïìîóäåþì åî-
àòïíò åîëâíóäò ãïèëúæåþò, îëèäåþòú üïîæåþï ùåîòàò ôëîèòà, úåíüîï-
äòçåþóäïæ, èàåäò ìïáïîàâåäëì üåîòüëîòïçå.
óèïéäåìò ãïíïàäåþòì ôïîãäåþøò ðòîì øåóûäòï ïòî÷òëì ïêïæåèòóîò ïí
ðîëôåìòóäò ðîëãîïèåþò. óèïéäåìò ïêïæåèòóîò ãïíïàäåþï èëòúïâì ìïè ìï-
ôåõóîì: þïêïäïâîòïüì (ìïøóïäëæ 4 ùåäò — 240 ECTS êîåæòüò), èïãòìüîï-
üóîïì (ìïøóïäëæ 2 ùåäò — 120 ECTS êîåæòüò) æï æëáüëîïíüóîïì (ìïøóï-
äëæ 3 ùåäò — 180 ECTS êîåæòüò). óèïéäåìò ðîëôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþï ùïîèë-
ïæãåíì þïêïäïâîòïüòì ôïîãäåþøò ìùïâäòì èëêäå úòêäì.
ìïáïîàâåäëøò çëãïæìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìêëäïì ñëâåäùäòóîïæ æïïõ-
äëåþòà 60 000 ìüóæåíüò ïìîóäåþì, èïàãïí óèïéäåì ìïìùïâäåþäåþøò (ïêï-
æåèòóîò ïí óèïéäåìò ðîëôåìòóäò ðîëãîïèåþòà) ìùïâäïì æïïõäëåþòà 15
20 ïàïìò ìüóæåíüò ïãîûåäåþì (çëãïæìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìïôåõóîòì ãïèëø-
âåþòì æïïõäëåþòà 30%).
ìïõåäëþë ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì ãïíêïîãóäåþïøò ïèýïèïæ 6 000 ìïìùïâ-
äë ïæãòäòï.
øåìïþïèòìïæ, ïè åüïðòìïàâòì ìïáïîàâåäëøò óèíòøâíåäëâïíåì ïèëúïíïì
ùïîèëïæãåíì ìïõåäëþë ãïíïàäåþòì ìïôåõóîòì åôåáüóîëþòì ãïçîæï, îï-
àï ãïæïòÿîïì ãïíïàäåþòì ôëîèïäóîò ìòìüåèòì ãïîåà æïî÷åíòäò ïæïèòï-
íåþòì ðîëôåìòóäò èëèçïæåþòì ðîëþäåèï.
ïèïâæîëóäïæ èëìïõäåëþòì ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë èëàõëâíåþòì æïêèïñëôò-
äåþï çîæïìîóäàï ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì ãïíâòàïîåþòì ãçò-
àïú ïîòì øåìïûäåþåäò.
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aqve unda gvaxsovdes, rom mZime socialur-ekonomikuri pirobebis gamo bolo sami wlis
ganmavlobaSi sabazo skolas yovelwliurad daaxloebiT 2000 mozardi tovebs, xolo sko-
laSi, sxadasxva monacemebiT, saerTod ar dadis Sesabamisi asakobrivi jgufis bavSvTa 2-dan
9%-mde. es bavSvebi momavalSi sabazo ganaTlebis armqone zrdasrulTa rigebs Seavseben.
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aRsaniSnavia, rom saqarTvelos SromiTi kanonmdeblobiT fizikuri piris SromiTi qmed-
unarianoba warmoiSoba 16 wlis asakidan, statistikuri aRricxvis praqtikaSi ki es zRvari
15 welia. momavalSi aucilebelia am Seusabamobis gasworeba.
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îïèïì ãïæòëæï àþòäòìøò ãïèëêòàõóä îåìðëíæåíüàï 10%. 2005 ùäòì èëíï-
úåèåþòà êò àþòäòììï æï øòæï áïîàäøò (ìïáïîàâåäëì îåãòëíò) åì èï÷âåíåþå-
äò 5%-òì üëäò òñë. 2004 ùåäì ìõâïæïìõâï ðîëôåìòóä üîåòíòíã-ðîëãîï-
èåþì åìùîåþëæï îåìðëíæåíüàï 2.4%. úòüòîåþóäò êâäåâåþòì ìïôóûâåäçåú
êò øåòûäåþï æïìêâíòì ãïêåàåþï, îëè ìïáïîàâåäëì çîæïìîóäò èëìïõäåëþï,
åâîëðòì áâåñíåþàïí øåæïîåþòà, íïêäåþïæïï ÷ïîàóäò ìõâïæïìõâï ìïãïíèï-
íïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþøò — ìïøóïäë èï÷âåíåþåäò åâîëðòì áâåñíåþòìïàâòì 12%-
òï, õëäë çëã ãïíâòàïîåþóä áâåñïíïøò çîæïìîóäò èëìïõäåëþòì 60%-òï ÷ïî-
àóäò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ïáüòâëþïøò.
úïäêåóäò êâäåâåþòì èòõåæâòà, çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ðîëãîïèåþøò
øåæïîåþòà æïþïäòï øåèæåãò öãóôåþòì ÷ïîàóäëþï: óôîëìò ïìïêòì ïæïèòï-
íåþò, îåãòëíòì èúõëâîåþäåþò æï øåçéóæóäò øåìïûäåþäëþåþòì èáëíå ðòîå-
þò; ãåíæåîóäò ãïíìõâïâåþåþò ïè èõîòâ óèíòøâíåäëï. ïõïäãïçîæåþò èåüïæ
ïîòïí æïòíüåîåìåþóäò æï ÷ïîàóäò ãïíïàäåþïøò, âòæîå øåæïîåþòà ïìïêë-
âïíò ðòîåþò. 2005 ùäòì èëíïúåèòà, òè ïæïèòïíàï ìïøóïäë ïìïêò, îëèäåþòú
îïòèå üòðòì ãïíïàäåþïì òéåþåí, 26 ùåäòï (èòíòèïäóîò — 19, èïáìòèïäóîò —
76); çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ïîèòéåþòì ûòîòàïæ èòçåçïæ îåìðëíæåíüåþò
ïìïêì ïìïõåäåþåí: 45 ùåäì çåèëà ïìïêò îåìðëíæåíüåþòì èòåî ïéáèóäòï, îë-
ãëîú ïîïïæåêâïüóîò îïòèå üòðòì ãïíïàäåþòì èòìïéåþïæ.
2005 ùäòì êâäåâòì èëíïúåèåþòì èòõåæâòà, çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï æå-
æïáïäïáøò èúõëâîåþàïàâòì óôîë èåüïæ õåäèòìïùâæëèòï, âòæîå îåãòëíøò
èïúõëâîåþåäàïàâòì. ïèòì åîà-åîàò èòçåçòï ìïìùïâäë æïùåìåþóäåþåþòì èå-
üò îïëæåíëþï æåæïáïäïáìï æï æòæ áïäïáåþøò, ïìåâå ìùïâäòìï æï úõëâîåþòì
èïéïäò ìïôïìóîò; èëêäåâïæòïíò ðîëôåìòóäò èëèçïæåþòì, êâïäòôòêïúòòì
ïèïéäåþòìï æï üîåòíòíã-ðîëãîïèåþòì óèîïâäåìëþï æåæïáïäïáøò üïîæåþï
(88%), èõëäëæ èúòîå íïùòäò — æòæ áïäïáåþøò (12%). ïè üåíæåíúòïçå íïùò-
äëþîòâ ðëçòüòóîò ãïâäåíï óíæï òáëíòëì òè ãïîåèëåþïèïú, îëè æéåòìïà-
âòì ìïáïîàâåäëøò ïîìåþóäò 38 ðîëôåìòóäò ìùïâäåþòì úåíüîòæïí 27 ìï-
áïîàâåäëì îåãòëíåþøò ãïíàïâìæï, îïèïú õåäò óíæï øåóùñëì ãïíïàäåþòì
õåäèòìïùâæëèëþïì, èòãîïúòòì øåèúòîåþïì æï îåãòëíåþòì åêëíëèòêóî ãïí-
âòàïîåþïì.
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àó ïîï èïàò úëæíï ïîìåþóäò ìïèóøïëì øåìïþïèòìò.
åêëèëíòêóîò çîæòì ðåîìðåáüòâïçå æòæ çåãïâäåíïì ïõæåíì ïõïäò üåá-
íëäëãòåþòì ãïíâòàïîåþï. îåìóîìåþòì ïæåêâïüóîëþï ïòìïõåþï áâåñíòì ûò-
îòàïæò ïæïèòïíóîò îåìóîìòì ðîëæóáüòóäëþïìï æï êîåïüòóäëþïçå.
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþïì èíòøâíåäëâïíò ùâäòäò øåïáâì ïæïèòïíóîò îåìó-
îåþòì ãïíâòàïîåþïøò. úëæíïçå æïôóûíåþóäò åêëíëèòêòìïàâòì ìïøóïäë æï
óôîë èïéïäò ïìïêòì èëìïõäåëþòì îòúõâòì çîæòì ðòîëþåþøò èïààâòì èëáíò-
äò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìáåèåþòì øåáèíïì ìüîïüåãòóäò èíòøâíåäëþï åíòÿåþï.
ãïîæïèïâïäò åêëíëèòêòì áâåñíåþòìïàâòì êò åì óêâå ìïìòúëúõäë ðîëþäåèïï.
strategia
ùåäì — 2,1%).
ìïáïîàâåäëì èøð-ì íïõåâïîçå èåüò (54%) èëèìïõóîåþòì ìôåîëøò òùïî-
èëåþï. øåæïîåþòà èúòîåï åêëíëèòêòì å. ù. èùïîèëåþäóîò æïîãåþòì (èîåùâå-
äëþï, èøåíåþäëþï, ìëôäòì èåóîíåëþï) ùòäò, îïú áâåñíòì åêëíëèòêòì ãïíâò-
àïîåþòì æïþïä æëíåçå èòïíòøíåþì.
2006-2007 ùäåþøò ðîòâïüòçïúòòì ðîëúåìòì æï÷áïîåþòì øåæåãïæ ìùîï-
ôïæ (4,5-öåî) ãïòçïîæï ðòîæïðòîò óúõëóîò òíâåìüòúòåþòì èëúóäëþï. òí-
âåìüòúòåþòì óèåüåìò íïùòäò åíåîãåüòêòì, ìïþïíêë, èøåíåþäëþòìï æï üó-
îòçèòì ìåáüëîåþøò ÷ïòæë. 2008 ùåäì, ðëäòüòêóîò æï åêëíëèòêóîò õïìòï-
àòì ìòîàóäååþòì èòóõåæïâïæ, ðòîæïðòîò óúõëóîò òíâåìüòúòåþòì èëúó-
äëþïè 1293,7 èäí ïøø æëäïîò øåïæãòíï. èïãîïè òíâåìüòúòåþòì çîæòì ðëçò-
üòóîò øåæåãåþò, ìïèóøïë ïæãòäåþòì øåáèíòì àâïäìïçîòìòà, öåîöåîëþòà
ìïâïîïóæëçå íïêäåþòï.
ìïãïîåë ìïâïÿîë óîàòåîàëþåþøò ìïáïîàâåäëì æòæò óïîñëôòàò þï-
äïíìò ïáâì æï, ìïèùóõïîëæ, ìõâïëþï ìóä óôîë òçîæåþï. 2008 ùäòìïàâòì
ìïãïîåë âïÿîëþòì þïäïíìò 4808,5 èäí ïøø æëäïîïèæå ãïòçïîæï. òèðëîü-
åáìðëîüòì ìüîóáüóîï ûòîòàïæò ìïìïáëíäë öãóôåþòì èòõåæâòà ïìåâå èò-
ïíòøíåþì áâåñíòì åêëíëèòêòì ãïíâòàïîåþòì æïþïä æëíåçå. åì óêïíïìêíåäò êò
íåãïüòóîïæ ïòìïõåþï èëìïõäåëþòì æïìïáèåþïìï æï úõëâîåþòì õïîòìõçå. øåìï-
þïèòìïæ, áâåñïíïøò ïîìåþóäò ìëúòïäóîò ðîëþäåèåþòì ãïæïìïÿîåäïæ ïóúò-
äåþåäòï åêëíëèòêóîò ãïíâòàïîåþòì æï÷áïîåþï, îïú ïæïèòïíóîò îåìóîìåþòì
ãïíâòàïîåþòìï æï åôåáüòïíïæ ãïèëñåíåþòì ãïîåøå ùïîèëóæãåíåäòï.
ìïáïîàâåäëøò 15 ùåäçå óôîëìò ïìïêòì èëìïõäåëþòì åêëíëèòêóîò ïá-
üòóîëþòì æëíå 62,6%-òï. óêïíïìêíåäò ùäåþòì ãïíèïâäëþïøò èúòîæåþï îë-
ãëîú åêëíëèòêóîò ïáüòóîëþòì, òìå æïìïáèåþòì èï÷âåíåþäåþò æï òçîæåþï
óèóøåâîëþï. ëôòúòïäóîò ìüïüòìüòêòà, óèóøåâîëþòì æëíå 2008 ùåäì
16,5%-ì øåïæãåíæï. åáìðåîüóäò ãïàâäåþòà, òãò ìóä úëüï 30-35%-òï.
ìïáïîàâåäëøò óèóøåâîëþï ãâåâäòíåþï ìòéïîòþòì ãïíèïðòîëþåþåä èàï-
âïî ôïáüëîïæ. øåìïþïèòìïæ, ìòéïîòþòì æïûäåâòìïàâòì ïóúòäåþåäòï èë-
ìïõäåëþòì æïìïáèåþòì õåäøåùñëþï îëãëîú åêëíëèòêóîò ãïíâòàïîåþòì æï÷-
áïîåþòì, òìå æïìïáèåþòì åôåáüòïíò ìïõåäèùòôë ðëäòüòêòì øåèóøïâåþï-îåï-
äòçïúòòì ãçòà.
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþï
æåèëêîïüòóäò éòîåþóäåþåþòì ãïí-
èíòøâíåäëâïíòï ìïçëãïæëåþïøò
âòàïîåþï æï ðòîëâíåþòì ìïãïíèïíïà-
æåèëêîïüòóäò éòîåþóäåþåþòì äåþäë òíüåîåìåþòì æïêèïñëôòäåþï
ãïíâòàïîåþòìï æï æïíåîãâòìïà- çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì èíòøâíåäë-
âòì, ìïõåäèùòôëåþîòâò ïçîëâíå- âïíò æïíòøíóäåþïï.
þòì ÷ïèëñïäòþåþòìïàâòì.
ãïíïàäåþóäò èëáïäïáå, îë-
strategia
èåäìïú êïîãïæ ïáâì ãïúíëþòåîåþóäò àïâòìò óôäåþåþò æï èëâïäåëþåþò, ìï-
èëáïäïáë ìïçëãïæëåþòì èàïâïîò æïìïñîæåíòï.
ìïèëáïäïáë ãïíïàäåþòì êëèðëíåíüò ìùëîåæ ïõäï òíåîãåþï çëãïæìï-
ãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìêëäåþòì ðîëãîïèåþøò, îïú ãóäòìõèëþì ìùëîåæ òìåàò ìï-
þïçë úíåþåþòì ãïúíëþïì, îëãëîòúïï ìïõåäèùòôëåþîòâò èëùñëþï, òíôëîèï-
úòòì ìïöïîëëþï æï ìïõåäèùòôëì èïîàâòì ðîëúåìøò ìïçëãïæëåþòì èëíïùò-
äåëþòì ôëîèåþò, èïà øëîòì ïî÷åâíåþøò èëíïùòäåëþòì ðîòíúòðåþò, ïíó ïõïä-
ãïçîæï àïëþï èçïææåþï ïõïäò üòðòì æåèëêîïüòóä ìïçëãïæëåþïøò úõëâ-
îåþòìïàâòì, èïøòí îëæåìïú çîæïìîóäàï æòæ íïùòäì åì úëæíï ôëîèïäóî
ãïîåèëøò ïî èòóéòï æï ìïþÿëàï òæåëäëãòóîò èåèêâòæîåëþòì èïüïîåþå-
äòï (íïùòäëþîòâ èïòíú).
ìïáïîàâåäëøò æéåì ïîìåþóäò èûòèå ìëúòïäóî-åêëíëèòêóîò ìòüóïúòòì
ôëíçå ìîóäòïæ ãïìïãåþòï, îëè æåèëêîïüòóäò éòîåþóäåþåþòì ãïíâòàïîå-
þï øåòûäåþï ïî òñëì æéåì çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþïøò èëáïäïáååþòì ÷ïîàó-
äëþòì èàïâïîò èïèëûîïâåþåäò ûïäï — ûòîòàïæò èëüòâïúòï, îëãëîú ïèïì
êâäåâåþò ïæïìüóîåþì, êâäïâòíæåþóîïæ èïòíú æïìïáèåþï æï êïîòåîóäò ùòí-
ìâäïï, èïãîïè ìîóäòïæ æïóøâåþåäòï çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþïøò ìïèëáïäï-
áë ãïíïàäåþòì ïìðåáüåþòì óãóäåþåäñëôï.
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì êòæåâ åîàò óèíòøâíåäëâïíåìò æïíòøíóäåþïï
ðòîëâíóäò ãïíâòàïîåþòì õåäøåùñëþï — ìòìüåèïè óíæï øåûäëì èëáïäïáååþòì
òíæòâòæóïäóîò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë èëàõëâíåþòì æïêèïñëôòäåþï, îëèäåþòú
óøóïäëæ ïî óêïâøòîæåþï æïìïáèåþïì æï åèìïõóîåþï ðòîëâíåþòì ìõâï òíüåîå-
ìåþì, îïú ïæïèòïíòì ðòîëâíóäò àâòàîåïäòçïúòòì óôäåþïì åõèòïíåþï.
strategia
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ìïêïíëíèæåþäë þïçòì øåáèíï;
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì æïôòíïíìåþòì åôåáüóîò ìòìüåèòì øåèóøï-
âåþï æï æïíåîãâï;
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì õïîòìõòì óçîóíâåäñëôòì ìòìüåèòì ÷ïèë-
ñïäòþåþï.
õïîòìõòïíò ãïíïàäåþòì
èòçïíò:
õåäèòìïùâæëèëþòì ãïçîæï
êïíëíò/ ìïõåäèùòôëì,
èëìïäëæ- âïó÷åîåþò; ìëúòïäóîò
Soft Hard ðîëãîïèóäò
úâäòäåþåþò
íåäò ðïîüíòëîåþòìï
infrastructure infrastructure æïôòíïíìåþï;
êïíëíåþøò; æï ãïíïàäåþòì
øåæåãåþò: íëîèïüòóäò ðîëâïòæåîåþòì
ôëíæåþò
ïáüåþò ôóíáúòåþò
strategia
æïòñëì:
ï) soft infrastructure — ðîëãîïèåþò æï ðîëúåæóîåþò:
êâïäòôòêïúòåþòì åîëâíóäò ÷ïî÷ë — ùïîèëïæãåíì æëêóèåíüì, îë-
èåäøòú ïéùåîòäòï áâåñïíïøò ïîìåþóäò ñâåäï êâïäòôòêïúòòì æëíå
æï èïàò øåìïþïèòìò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìïôåõóîò, èïà øëîòì ãïæïìâ-
äòì/æïøâåþòì ðòîëþåþò æï ðîëúåæóîåþò. êâïäòôòêïúòåþòì ÷ïî÷ë áèíòì
òè ëîòåíüòîì, îëèäòì èòõåæâòàïú ãïíïàäåþòì ðîëâïòæåîåþò øåòèó-
øïâåþåí ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþì, æïèìïáèåþäåþò ïñïäòþåþåí
èëàõëâíåþì ìïèóøïë ûïäòìïæèò, õëäë ìùïâäòì èìóîâåäåþò ãïíìïçé-
âîïâåí ìïêóàïî êëèðåüåíúòåþì æï ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìïÿòîëåþåþì.
ïíæîïãëãòì ðîëôåìòóäò ìüïíæïîüò, îëèäòì ìïôóûâåäçåú øåáè-
íòä ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþì/êóîìåþì ïíæîïãëãòêïøò ôëîèï-
äóîò (èïã., óèïéäåìò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë æïùåìåþóäåþåþò) æï ïîï-
ôëîèïäóîò ðîëâïòæåîåþò øåìàïâïçåþåí èìóîâåäåþì — çîæïìîó-
äåþàïí ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë èóøïëþï ìðåúòôòêóî úëæíïìï æï èëèçï-
æåþïì ìïÿòîëåþì. çîæïìîóäàï ìùïâäòì àïâòìåþóîåþåþòìï æï ìùïâ-
äåþòì øåìïþïèòìò èåàëæòêòì úëæíï õåäì øåóùñëþì õïîòìõòïíò ìïãïí-
èïíïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþòì øåèóøïâåþïìï æï ãïíõëîúòåäåþïì.
ùòíèìùîåþò ãïíïàäåþòì ïéòïîåþòì ìòìüåèï — èåáïíòçèò, îëèåäòú êâï-
äòôòêïúòåþòì æëíòæïí æëíåçå ãïæïìâäòìïàâòìïï ïóúòäåþåäò æï
óçîóíâåäñëôì ãïíïàäåþòì óùñâåüëþïì æï õåäì óùñëþì øîëèòì þï-
çïîçå ãïìâäïì.
þ) hard infrastructure — ðîëâïòæåîåþò æï æïèõèïîå ìïèìïõóîåþò:
ãïíïàäåþòì ðîëâïòæåîåþòì áìåäò — õåäèòìïùâæëèëþòì óçîóíâåä-
ñëôòì èòçíòà çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþïøò ìõâïæïìõâï ðîëôòäòìï æï
ìïèïîàäåþîòâò ìüïüóìòì ëîãïíòçïúòï èëíïùòäåëþì.
øåìïþïèòìò æïèõèïîå ìïèìïõóîåþòì áìåäò, îëèäåþòú õåäì óùñëþì
çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ìòìüåèòì åôåáüóî ôóíáúòëíòîåþïì æï òá-
èíåþï èóíòúòðïäòüåüåþàïí:
ðîëôåìòóäò ëîòåíüïúòòìï æï êïîòåîòì æïãåãèâòì úåíüîåþò;
strategia
õïîöçå ìïáïîàâåäëì ñâåäï îåãòëíòì èëìïõäåëþïì èòóùâæåþï õåäò
ìïúõëâîåþåä ïæãòäàïí ïõäëì ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë èëèìïõóîåþïçå.
øåèóøïâæåþï æï ãïíõëîúòåäæåþï çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ìðåúòï-
äòìüåþòì/ïíæîïãëãåþòì èëèçïæåþòì ðîëãîïèï.
æïèõèïîå ìïèìïõóîåþòì áìåäòì èåøâåëþòà èëìïõäåëþïì øååûäåþï îë-
ãëîú îåäåâïíüóîò òíôëîèïúòòì èòéåþï ìùïâäòì ìïøóïäåþåþòì øå-
ìïõåþ, òìå ìùïâäòì ìïìóîâåäò ôëîèòì øåî÷åâï æï èòéåþóäò êâïäò-
ôòêïúòòì ïéòïîåþï øîëèòì þïçïîçå ãïìâäòìïàâòì.
strategia
ôëíæò øåòûäåþï øåòáèíïì íåþïñëôäëþòà æï èïìøò ãïåîàòïíæåì êëíêîåüó-
äò ìôåîëì ïí êëíêîåüóäò îåãòëíòì ãïíâòàïîåþòì èìóîâåäåþò, èïã., ìï-
ùïîèëåþò, êåîûë ðòîåþò, ìïìùïâäåþäåþò, ïæãòäëþîòâò àâòàèèïîàâåäëþï
æï ï. ø. ìõâïæïìõâï áâåñïíïøò ôëíæøò ãïåîàòïíåþòìï æï ôëíæòì èïîàâòì ãïí-
ìõâïâåþóäò èëæåäåþò ïîìåþëþì. ôëíæøò øåíïüïíò øåòûäåþï òñëì íåþïñëô-
äëþòàò ïí ìïâïäæåþóäë æï èåîñåëþæåì êëíêîåüóäò ïáüòëîòì øåèëìïâ-
äåþòì 0,1-æïí 2,5%-èæå.
ìïãïæïìïõïæë øåéïâïàåþò — ãïèëòñåíåþï åâîëêïâøòîòì îòã áâåñíåþøò òè
ìïùïîèëåþòìïàâòì, îëèäåþòú ïôòíïíìåþåí ðåîìëíïäòì ìùïâäåþïì, ïí òè ðòî-
àïàâòì, âòíú àïâïæ ïôòíïíìåþì ìïêóàïî ìùïâäåþïìï æï üîåòíòíãì. èòìò åîà-
åîàò ôëîèïï øåèúòîåþóäò æéã üîåòíòíã-ðîëâïòæåîåþòìïàâòì. õïíæïõïí
èòèïîàïâåí ìõâï èåàëæåþìïú: èïãïäòàïæ, ìïôîïíãåàøò êëèðïíòï, îëèåäòú
ïî ïôòíïíìåþì ðåîìëíïäòì üîåòíòíãì, øåòûäåþï æïèïüåþòà æïòþåãîëì.
äòüâïøò ãïæïìïõïæåþòìãïí àïâòìóôäæåþòïí üîåòíòíã-ðîëâïòæåîåþòì ìðëí-
ìëîåþò. ãïíìõâïâåþóäò ìïãïæïìïõïæë øåéïâïàåþòï æïùåìåþóäò ìïùñòìò ðîë-
ôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþòìï æï êâïäòôòêïúòòì ïèïéäåþòì êóîìåþòìïàâòì. åâîë-
êïâøòîòì çëãòåîà áâåñïíïøò (íòæåîäïíæåþò, øâåæåàò) ïîìåþëþì ìïãïæïìïõï-
æë øåéïâïàåþò æïþïäò øåèëìïâäåþòì èáëíå èëáïäïáååþòìïàâòì, îëèäåþòú àï-
âïæ ïôòíïíìåþåí ìïêóàïîò êâïäòôòêïúòòì ïèïéäåþïì üîåòíòíãåþòì ìïõòà.
èëìïäëæíåäò øåæåãåþò:
øåèóøïâæåþï ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ïáüòâëþåþøò çîæïìîóäò èëìïõäåë-
þòì èëíïùòäåëþòì ôòíïíìóîò óçîóíâåäñëôòì ìòìüåèï. êåîûëæ:
øåòáèíåþï çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ìïõåäèùòôë ðîëãîïèåþòì
æïôòíïíìåþòì ôëíæò;
øåòáèíåþï ìåáüëîïäóîò/îåãòëíóäò ôëíæåþò;
ãïòàâäåþï ðîëãîïèåþòìï æï øåìïþïèòìò âïó÷åîåþòì éòîåþóäåþï;
øåèóøïâæåþï âïó÷åîåþòì/ðîëãîïèóäò æïôòíïíìåþòì ãïúåèòì èå-
áïíòçèåþò ðîòëîòüåüóäò ðîëãîïèåþòìï æï ìðåúòïäóîò ìïèòçíå
öãóôåþòìïàâòì (èïã., òûóäåþòà ãïæïïæãòäåþóäò ðòîåþò, åîëâ-
íóäò óèúòîåìëþåþò, ìëúòïäóîïæ æïóúâåäò èëìïõäåëþï æï ï. ø.);
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êòúæåþï 2009 ùäòì ëáüëèþåîøò), øåèóøïâåþóäòï ðîëôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþòì
êâïäòôòêïúòåþòì åîëâíóäò ÷ïî÷ëì ðîëåáüò, æïìîóäåþóäòï èóøïëþï ìï-
õåäëþë æëíåçå ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþòì ïéòïîåþòì ðîëúåæóîåþòì íëî-
èïüòóäò æëêóèåíüòì ðîëåáüçå.
èàåäò ìòúëúõäòì èïíûòäçå ìùïâäòì õåäèòìïùâæëèëþòìï æï óùñâåüë-
þòì ðîòíúòðòì óçîóíâåäñëôòìïàâòì ãïíìïêóàîåþòà èíòøâíåäëâïíòï ãïíïà-
äåþòì ïéòïîåþòì/ïüåìüïúòòì èåáïíòçèåþòì ïîìåþëþï.
ùòíèìùîåþò ãïíïàäåþòì ïéòïîåþï (Recognition of Prior Lerarning- RPL) ôïî-
àë úíåþïï æï èëòúïâì îëãëîú ôëîèïäóîò, òìå ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäå-
þòì ïéòïîåþïì. æéåì ìïáïîàâåäëøò èëáèåæò êïíëíèæåþäëþòà æïøâåþóäòï
ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþòì ïéòïîåþï èõëäëæ ìïõåäëþë ãïíïàäåþòì æë-
íåçå æï èïì ïüåìüïúòï åùëæåþï.
ïüåìüïúòï — óôäåþïèëìòäò ëîãïíëì èòåî ìïáïîàâåäëì êïíëíèæåþäë-
þòà æïæãåíòäò ùåìòà ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãçòà øåûåíòäò ìïõåäëþë ãïíïàäå-
þòì èáëíå ðòîòì ðîëôåìòóäò úëæíòìï æï óíïî-÷âåâåþòì øåèëùèåþï æï øåìï-
þïèòìò êâïäòôòêïúòòì æïæïìüóîåþï.
ïüåìüïúòòì èòçïíò:
ï) ïîïôëîèïäóîò ãïíïàäåþòì èáëíå ðòîòì úëæíòìï æï óíïî-÷âåâåþòì
øåèëùèåþï æï øåìïþïèòìò êâïäòôòêïúòòì æïæïìüóîåþï;
þ) óúõë áâåñïíïøò èòéåþóäò ðîëôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþòìï æï êâïäòôòêï-
úòòì ïéòïîåþï;
ã) ìïáïîàâåäëøò èòéåþóäò ôëîèïäóîò ðîëôåìòóäò ãïíïàäåþòì øå-
ôïìåþï æï øåìïþïèòìò êâïäòôòêïúòòì æïæïìüóîåþï — åì óêïíïìêíåäò
èõëäëæ êâïäòôòêïúòåþòì åîëâíóäò ÷ïî÷ëì ïîìåþëþòì ðòîëþåþøòï
øåìïûäåþåäò.
ðëäòüòêóîò íåþòì ïîìåþëþòì ðòîëþåþøò øåìïþïèòìò ìïêïíëíèæåþäë æï
ëîãïíòçïúòóäò úâäòäåþåþòì ãïíõëîúòåäåþï üåáíòêóî ïèëúïíïì ùïîèë-
ïæãåíì.
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æïèìïáèåþäåþòìï æï ðîëôêïâøòîåþòì, ãïíïàäåþòì ðîëâïòæåîåþòì ùïîèëèïæ-
ãåíäåþàïí åîàïæ ãïíìïçéâîïâì çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ðîòëîòüåüóä
èòèïîàóäåþåþì, ìðåúòïäóî ìïõåäèùòôë ðîëãîïèåþì æï ïæãòäëþòâ, îåãò-
ëíïäóî æï ìïåîàïøëîòìë àïíïèøîëèäëþïì ïè ìôåîëøò.
ìïõåäèùòôë ðîëãîïèåþò ãóäòìõèëþì ðîòëîòüåüóäò æïîãåþòìï æï/ïí
èëìïõäåëþòì ãïîêâåóäò ôåíåþòì õåäøåùñëþïì ìðåúòïäóîò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþ-
äë ïáüòâëþòì èåøâåëþòà. èïãïäòàïæ:
çîæïìîóäàï ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþò ìðåúòôòêóîò ìïèòçíå
öãóôåþòìïàâòì
åîëâíóä óèúòîåìëþïàï ãïíïàäåþï (èïã., áïîàóäò åíòì êóîìåþò);
òûóäåþòà ãïæïïæãòäåþóä ðòîàï æï äüëäâòäàï ãïíïàäåþï;
øåçéóæóäò øåìïûäåþäëþåþòì èáëíå ðòîàï ãïíïàäåþï;
èìöïâîæïæåþóäàï ãïíïàäåþï ðåíòüåíúòïäóî ìòìüåèïøò;
ïîïìîóäò ìïþïçë ãïíïàäåþòì èáëíå ðòîàï ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë
ðîëãîïèåþò;
óùñâåüò ãïíïàäåþï/ðîëôåìòóäò êâïäòôòêïúòòì ïìïèïéäåþå-
äò ðîëãîïèåþò îåãóäòîåþïæò ðîëôåìòåþòì ùïîèëèïæãåíåä-
àïàâòì;
ìïõåäèùòôë èëõåäåàï ãïíïàäåþï æï ï. ø.
îåãòëíïäóîò/ìåáüëîïäóîò ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ðîëãîïèåþò, èïã.:
çîæïìîóäàï êëèðòóüåîóäò ùòãíòåîåþï;
ãïíïàäåþï ìëôäòì èåóîíåëþòì ìôåîëøò æï ï. ø.
ãïíïàäåþòì ãïâäåíï, åîàò èõîòâ, èëìïõäåëþòì æïìïáèåþïìï, æï îëãëîú
øåæåãò, èïàò êåàòäæéåëþòì çîæïçå æï, èåëîå èõîòâ, åêëíëèòêóî ãïíâòàï-
îåþïçå ùòí ùïèëìùåâì ïæãòäëþîòâò àâòàèèïîàâåäëþòì îëäì ìòìüåèòì èïî-
àâòì ìïáèåøò. ïæãòäëþîòâèï àâòàèèïîàâåäëþïè ïáüòóîò èëíïùòäåëþï óí-
æï èòòéëì ïîï èïîüë èòèæòíïîå ðîëúåìåþòì èïîàâïøò, ïîïèåæ ìïãïíèïíïà-
äåþäë ðîëúåìòì æïãåãèâòì åüïðçåú. îïèæåíïæïú ïæãòäëþîòâò ìïÿòîëå-
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íòìïçéâîëì àïíïôïîæëþï èëàõëâíïìï æï èòùëæåþïì øëîòì, ïìåâå èë-
ìïõäåëþòì ìïãïíèïíïàäåþäë ìïÿòîëåþåþòì êâäåâåþò, îïàï ãïíò-
ìïçéâîëì ïîìåþóäò üåíæåíúòåþò;
øåòáèíåþï ìïíæë ìïòíôëîèïúòë þïçï, îëèäòì ïíïäòçòì ìïôóûâåä-
çåú èòòéåþï çîæïìîóäàï ãïíïàäåþòì ìôåîëøò ðëäòüòêóîò ãïæïùñ-
âåüòäåþåþò.
Lifelong Learning is the educational policy, which aims to create optimum condi-
tions for a person to satisfy his/her educational needs during the whole life.
The main aim of the present strategy is to establish a flexible system of education
in Georgia accessible for everyone, which will provide the person willing to learn with
respective education at any stage of his/her life regardless of age, sex, nationality and
economic and social condition.
Each person can receive education formally (general school education, vocational
and higher education) or non-formally. Since the formal education has already been
formed as a solid system, due to the current reforms, and is regulated by respective
legislation, the main accent of the strategy is focused on adult non-formal education.
According to the definition of UNESCO, non-formal education1 is “any organized
and sustained educational activity that do not correspond exactly to the definition of
formal education. Non-formal education may therefore take place both within and outside
educational institutions, and cater to persons of all ages... Non-formal education prog-
rammes do not necessarily follow the “ladder” system and may or may not confer
certification of the learning achieved.” Though, existence of mechanisms for recognition
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of skills and knowledge increases the significance of non-formal education both for
employability and further formal learning, thus giving it special importance in the context
of lifelong learning.
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The term “non-formal education” in Georgia involves both non-formal and informal aspects of education.
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Knowledge (Georgian)
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first 6 grades, the basic level – grades 7-9, the secondary level – grades 10-12.
According to the amendment made to the Constitution of Georgia on December 27,
2006 (#4135) primary and basic education (9 grades) are compulsory. The state fully
funds general education on the basis of the rule defined by the law.
After going through the basic education level, the person is able to choose vocational
education, which equals the last level of general education in terms of duration.
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PhD
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17
MA
16
15
BA
14
13
HPE
12
Initial
11 middle school VET
10
9
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basic school
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primary school
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Higher academic and professional education is available only to people with full
general education. Therefore, after finishing vocational studies, the person willing to get
higher education should return to the general educational school and go through the last
level of general education.
In the circumstances of complications of mobility of moving to the higher
educational level from vocational, the latter is rarely discussed as the alternative
of the last stage of general education and more represents the instrument of
adult education.
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adult education is considered as education of persons having basic education
and reaching the adult age3.
In this context, the person reaching
the age of 15, who is considered by The present strategy includes non-formal
the state as the economically active and informal education spectrum (including
member of population is regarded as continuous education) and does not
an adult . In the system of formal edu-
4
concern pre-school and basic education as
cation in Georgia the citizen at this age well as upper grades of formal education.
finishes compulsory basic education
(9th grade of the secondary school).
Within the system of formal education it is possible to choose professional and academic
3
We need to remember that during the last three years approximately 2000 school children leave basic
school annually due to hard social-economic conditions whereas according to various data, 2-9% of
children of the respective age group do not attend school at all. In future these children will become adults
without basic education.
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Georgian legislation considers person of 16 as economically active, while according to Department of
Statistics persons of 15 belong to economically active population.
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The existing experience clearly shows that a well-developed system of adult edu-
cation significantly helps economic progress and development of the country. Scandinavian
countries, Germany and Ireland are a good example of this. The example of Ireland
needs to be especially noted: when Ireland joined European Union in 1973, its GDP
amounted to only 64 % compared with
the general European GDP whereas in
Only 6% of adults in Georgia are involved in
2004 it equalled 150%. “The Irish eco-
education activities, whereas in developed
nomic miracle” together with other con-
European countries this number reaches 60%.
ditions was largely conditioned by a
substantial increase of employment,
which was preceded by preparing adult population for employment – investment in
adult education and effective management of this system (including establishment of
the special ministry) had its respective result.
The necessity of developing human resources is related with the objectives of ac-
celeration of economic development of the country and poverty alleviation as well as
increase of economic and social cost of professional knowledge. “Lisbon conclusions
require substantial annual increase of investment per capita in human resources indicating
2.1.1 Demography
The amount of population of Georgia, as of January 1, 2009 equalled 4 million 385
thousand people. Compared to 1990, it reduced by 39 thousand people. This reduction is
caused by both large-scale emigration and deterioration of the index of reproduction
rate (birth, death, natural growth).
In 2006-2008 certain positive trends were observed in terms of improving the birth
rate. However, the situation still remains complicated since the natural growth of popu-
lation and migration rate are still nega-
tive (20.7 and 10.2 thousand people in Ageing and migration decrease labour po-
2007 and 2008 respectively). Demo-
tential of the country.
graphic forecasts are quite pessimistic
as well: according to the United Na-
tions population fund, the population of Georgia will decrease by 2.5 million by 2050. As
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2.1.2 Social-economic indices
In the 1990’s, economy of Georgia experienced a dramatic fall: in 1990-2000 the
volume of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Georgia reduced by 8 and more times. In
1999-2003 the rate of GDP growth in Georgia reached 2-4% on average, which was not
enough for devastated economy.
As a result of reforms and measures implemented with the view of improving the
economic environment after the Rose Revolution in Georgia (2004-2007) – acceleration
of the privatization process, improvement of the tax code, reduction of taxes, making
the conditions for starting business finalized, fight against corruption, etc. – significantly
made the GDP growth rate faster and by 2007 it amounted to 12.4%. However, hostilities
in 2008 and the world economic crisis decreased the GDP growth rates to a minimum
(2.1% in 2008). More than half of Georgia’s GDP – 54% is generated in the service
sector. The share of the so-called production areas of economy (industry, construction,
agriculture) is relatively low, which speaks of the low level of the development of country’s
economy.
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is the main support of the civil society.
The component of civic education is being incorporated in general educational school
curricula, which implies introducing such basic concepts as government structure, publicity
of information and forms of participation of the public in the process of public adminis-
tration, including principles of participating in elections, i.e. young generation is prepared
for living in the new type of democratic society whereas a large part of adults did not
receive this education in the formal environment and shares the Soviet ideology (at least
partially).
At the background of the difficult social-economic situation in Georgia today, it is
quite understandable that the development of democratic values may not be the main
driving force of involving citizens in adult education. The main motivating factor, as
research proves, is still employment and career advancement. However, it is extremely
inadmissible to ignore the aspects of civic education in adult education.
One more extremely important aim of adult education is supporting the individual
development – the system should be able to satisfy individual educational requirements
that are not directly connected with employment and serve other interests of the individual,
which is related with the personal self-realization.
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4. Main initiatives/recommendations
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Andragogue – teacher of adults
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infrastructure. As of today, mainly non-governmental organizations dominate at the adult
education market of Georgia. Only 8 out of 60 higher educational establishments recog-
nized by the state offer certification courses to the population, whereas in 56% of European
universities lifelong learning is the constituent part of university policy/strategy. There
hardly exists the practice of on-the-job training and education. As a result, education is
available for only a very limited number of population. Special legislative changes (see.
below) contribute to a more active participation of other providers in adult education.
Expected results:
Establishments of various legislative status (public, private) take part in adult
education. There is a diversified network of adult education providers:
Formal educational institutions:
School of general education – high school
Professional education centre
Higher educational establishment
Non-governmental organizations
Elaborating and implementing the effective system of adult education is the most
important objective of establishing the system of available education. According to the
surveys, limited financial resources serve as the main impediment for the involvement
of population in educational activities.
Various models of funding adult education are known. In the Georgian reality com-
bination of several models existing in the world can be used in the circumstances of
various target groups and programmes. In any case, in the transition period participation
of the state is a determining factor: financial contribution of the state provides equal
availability of the system and increases its efficiency.
Experience has shown that in a range of sectors where it is relatively easy for
qualified personnel to get a well-paid job, those wishing to learn pay fees themselves
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Enterprise
Donor organizations – e.g. foundations, professional associations, etc.
Funding instruments:
Individual learning accounts
Forms of sectoral training
Different mechanisms of tax concessions/taxation
A more detailed description of funding instruments is given below:
Individual learning accounts (ILA) – is the form of encouraging learning of
private persons. The system is targeted towards the individual and contributes to the
satisfaction of specific needs. It is approved in such countries as Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Great Britain and USA.
There exist two alternative versions of operating this scheme:
a) the amount is transferred to the individual account, which the individual uses
to pay for his/her training
Both development of tax infrastructure and design of the system of funding require
specific legislative basis.
Getting basic education is provided for the citizens of Georgia by the constitution of
the country. All stages of formal education – school, vocational and higher education are
regulated by the respective legislation, whereas informal education is beyond legislation.
Although, it has already long established a respective place in the educational system.
Effective functioning of the system of adult education is impossible without the
respective legislative base.
There are two alternative ways of solving this problem:
1) To adopt a special law on adult education – this may be a bit premature in
Georgia at this stage
2) To make respective amendments to the laws listed below to avoid the factors
preventing circumstances of essential adult education functioning (e.g. study
sabbatical leaves for employees, recognition of prior learning in the sphere of
higher education, tax concessions, etc.):
Labour code
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Tax code
Law on Self-government
Law on General Education
Law on Higher Education
Law on Vocational Education
Law on Licensing Activities of Educational and Teaching Establishments
Besides the legislative base, existence of other normative documents and state
acknowledged/approved procedures is necessary. These are:
National qualifications framework
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of informal education
Rules of licensing and accrediting adult education providers should also be added to
the normative base: in the circumstances of recognizing prior learning and informal
education, the quality of providers of this education gains special importance.
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A special consultation council provides participation of social partners in the man-
agement of the system which defines priority directions of adult education, special state
programmes and local, regional and international cooperation in this sphere together
with the representatives of the MoES and other relevant state structures.
State programmes envisage assistance of up-to-date branches and/or certain strata
of population by means of educational activities. For example:
Adult education programmes for specific target groups
Education of national minorities (Georgian language courses)
Education of refugees and internally displaced persons
Education of people with special needs
Education of the guilty/sentenced in the penitential system
Educational programmes for individuals with incomplete basic education
Continuous education for regulated professions
Training of civil servants, etc.
Regional/sectoral educational programmes. For example:
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needs to be done in this respect.
Mechanisms and procedures of quality assurance of adult education programmes
(modules, courses) can imply the following:
Existence of procedures of the instruction of developing educational programmes
and their approval
Existence of criteria and indicators of internal evaluation of educational prog-
rammes
Participation of all stakeholders – potential trainees and employers, professional
organizations in developing the programme and further refining it
Existence of human and material resources necessary for the implementation
of the programme
Existence of the rule of issuing the certificate of attending the educational prog-
ramme and mechanisms of registration
Existence of mechanisms of self-assessment of the educational programme
(e.g. questioning trainees)
11. Pat Davies (2007) “The Bologna process and university lifelong learning. The state of play and
future directions”. EUCEN http://www.eucen.org
12. S. Harkin (2007) “The Approach to Life Long Learning Strategies in Ireland”. Conference on
Lifelong learning and Education Policy. Helsinki, 26-27 February 2007
13. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (2007) “General Education in Georgia” Tbilisi
www.mes.gov.ge
14. Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia (2008) “Development and State of Art of Adult
Learning and Education in Georgia – National Report” UNESCO VI World Conference
CONFINTEA VI. Tbilisi
15. Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Department for Statistics (2008) “Statistical
Yearbook of Georgia – 2008”. Tbilisi http://statistics.ge
16. Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia. Department for Statistics (2008) “Statistical
Booklet: Women and Men in Georgia”. Tbilisi http://statistics.ge
17. National Centre for Statistics and Research Resources (2008). “Labour Force Migration”. Tbilisi
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