Skills Development and Matching for Labour Market Needs

2017-2023

EU contribution EUR 30 000 000

Georgia is a small country with 57% of the population living in urban areas. Despite the economic growth during the past decade, the Georgian labour market features several structural problems. The need for better matching of skills with labour market demands, as well as for a coherent and better quality skills development system, are identified as key bottlenecks hindering Georgia’s competitiveness and economic development.

The general objective of this programme is to enhance Georgia’s economic resilience and sustainable growth through human capital development and skills matching. The specific objective is to improve the employability of women and men in the selected regions (Tbilisi – the capital, Adjara, Imereti, Kakheti, Kvemo-Kartli, Samegrelo and Shida-Kartli). Through main activities such as policy dialogue, capacity building, performance assessment and financial transfers, the expected results are: relevant skills-matching services accessible in the selected regions; relevant lifelong learning skills provision accessible in the selected regions with a focus on youth; and entrepreneurial learning and entrepreneurship training opportunities accessible in the selected regions.