In addition to AGBU’s involvement through the UN Department of Public Information (DPI), the AGBU-UN SIG has been researching other ways to partner with the UN to advance Armenian interests, including our support of projects developed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) based in Armenia.
Click here for details about our support of the Armenia Youth Career Trail Project, the committee’s first major collaboration in 2008.
Armenia Vocational Education and Training Project
As Armenia’s infrastructure expands, the need for a highly trained vocational workforce becomes critical to the country’s economic longevity. Currently, more than 36,000 students enrolled in Armenia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) schools are underserved due to inadequate school facilities, a lack of educational materials, and other shortcomings.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia, with the financial help of the Government of Denmark, has launched the “Modernization of Vocational Education and Training System” Project, aimed at strengthening and enhancing the vocational-technical education in Armenia. Apart from restoring and improving the vocational education centers, another crucial issue is helping students obtain their diplomas.
AGBU, in its commitment to education, has partnered with UNDP to raise funds for socially disadvantaged students at Gyumri State Technical College.
The College specializes in the training of railway technical staff and is the only institution of this specialty in Armenia. Many of the students at Gyumri State Technical College are not hired upon the completion of their coursework, because they are not in possession of a diploma proving completion of their studies. These students have not received diplomas because they cannot afford to pay their tuition debts.
AGBU’s UN Special Interest Group will be hosting a benefit reception in support of this project on June 11, 2009 at the Megerian Rug Gallery in New York City. The program will feature UN dignitaries and guest speaker Dr. Ian Bremmer.
For more information about this program, please visit UNDP’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) Project website at www.vet.am.
To contact AGBU’s UN-SIG about this event, email us at agbuunsig@gmail.com.
