Within the frames of the agreements between RA Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan and Georgia’s Minister of Education and Science Dimitri Shashkini, training classes for teachers at Armenian schools in Georgia kicked off at the Z. Zhvania School of Public Administration in the Georgian city of Kutaisi, according to a statement on the official website of Armenia’s education ministry.
The 32-hour training course, carried out by the RA Ministry of Education and Science National Inspectorate of Education working group, is intended for elementary school teachers of Armenian history, language, and literature.
Ninety-two teachers from Armenian schools in Tbilisi, Akhalkalaki and Akhaltsikhe are participating in the course. Training classes were held for the first time in 2010, in which participated 100 teachers from Akhalkalaki, Ninotsminda, Aspindza, Borjomi, Marneuli, Tbilisi and Akhaltsikhe.
The training classes are implemented with funding from both Armenia and Georgia.