On 23 January 2024, Deputy Director of Yerevan Haybusak University College (VET) for Educational Affairs K. Kosyan, Officer for college development and education quality assurance I. Porksheyan and YHU M. Officer for college development and education quality assurance Hovhannisyan participated in the following online seminar “Vocational Excellence – how to make it system-wide?” organized by the European Training Foundation (ETF). At the meeting, the Moldovan and Finnish speakers shared the experience of their countries. The Head of Vocational Education and Training Department of the Ministry of Education and Research of Moldova Silviu Gîncu said that dual education is mainly implemented in his country, where a centre for excellence was created to conduct training courses. He added that members of the Chamber of Commerce always hold meetings with college representatives to discuss student and alumni employment. Mervi Jansson, Chair of VETQA, Omnia Education Partnerships, said that in Finland, great attention is paid to employability and tracking the careers of students and alumni in her country. She mentioned that work-based learning is widespread in Finland. The moderator of the meeting reminded the participants that the next GLAD meeting would take place on 8 February.
