Private Sector to Get Involved in Georgian Students’ Employment
The COMMERCIAL TIMES
Memorandum of Cooperation was signed on January 31 between the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI). The document, signed by Dimitri Shashki, the Minister of Education and Science of Georgia and Kakha Baindurashvili, President of the Georgian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, envisions involvement of GCCI members in the Ministry’s Students’ Summer Jobs Employment program.
According to the memorandum, the Ministry takes responsibility to inform GCCI about the students who will be involved in the program. The Ministry is also in charge of informing students about potential jobs in private sector. GCCI will actively get engaged in the Summer Jobs Employment program and will offer the students jobs within its member companies.
As both sides say, the above-mentioned cooperation will assist the country’s better economic development as it will strengthen students’ motivation and improve their work skills that in the end will reflect in a healthier completive employment environment in the local market. According to the President of GCCI it’s important that companies will be given an opportunity to find right people for future long-term employment.
25 000 students will be given a chance to be the part of the Summer Jobs program by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. In addition to private sector, jobs will be offered in government bodies as well in 50 directions.
Registration process will be open from March 15 to May 15 on . Students will choose right jobs for them and will get employed from July 20 for a month. Their salary will be Laries 500. The program is financed by the State budget.
According to the Minister, students are given an unprecedented opportunity of gaining work experience and getting paid for it.
