Georgia Archives

Transforming Nursing Education in Georgia to Meet Critical Health Care Needs

January 7, 2025 A group of Vian nurses who received training thanks to support from the USAID Industry-led Skills Development Program

Nurses play a vital role in patient care. However, health care companies across Georgia are facing a significant shortage of qualified nursing staff, particularly in rural areas. This challenge is compounded by a lack of accredited courses for nurse…

December 18, 2024 Ani Kardava, a graduate of the Technological Education Project

To tackle unemployment in Georgia and meet the growing demand for digital skills, the USAID Industry-led Skills Development Program is collaborating with industry to train up to 2,100 information and communication technology professionals.

In partnership with TBC, one of the biggest technology-driven…

December 10, 2024 Aleksi Andiashvili, a graduate of the program-supported animal husbandry training course. Credit: Swiss Agricultural School Caucasus

Georgia’s agricultural sector is facing a shortage of skilled labor, while farmers in rural communities struggle to secure high-value employment opportunities. A collaboration between the USAID Industry-led Skills Development Program and…

November 4, 2024 Liana Charkviani, a graduate of the Cybersecurity Training Center at Kutaisi International University

Liana Charkviani, the 66-year-old Director of the Rustavi Center for Democratic Engagement in Georgia, recently completed Kutaisi International University’s cybersecurity training program. Her motivation for joining the program stemmed from her fervent interest in…

September 20, 2024

Providing new career opportunities in the civil aviation sector

Ia Paichadze, a graduate of Georgian Aviation University’s training center

“Being the first female certified aviation maintenance technician in independent Georgia’s civil aviation sector is both an honor and a disappointment—there should have been others before me, says Ia Paichadze, a…

August 19, 2024

Providing new career opportunities in the vehicle inspections sector
Salome Mikiashvili, graduate of the USAID-supported Greenway Academy

In an effort to enhance vehicle safety, Georgia is reforming vehicle technical inspections. This reform is outlined in the EU Association Agreement, which aims to increase market access between the EU and Georgia through…

July 1, 2024

Addressing new career opportunities in the veterinary industry
Hayat the cat with her prosthetic paw

A cat named Hayat received a hind limb prosthesis six months ago at the veterinary clinic of the Agricultural University of Georgia. This is the first time an animal received a prosthetic limb in Georgia. The artificial rear leg is an intraosseous transcutaneous…

March 7, 2024

Providing new career opportunities in Georgia’s creative industries
Photo: USAID Industry-led Skills Development ProgramMariam Dieser, graduate of Postred Academy

Twenty-five-year-old Mariam Dieser is one of the outstanding employees of the Georgian sound production studio, POSTRED. She was 20 when she was hired as a composer’s assistant, and has since played multiple…

February 12, 2024 Ana Ishkhaova, newly trained chef, is just one of the 35 individuals that have benefited from USAID-supported skills training programs to address the needs of the growing gastronomy industry in Georgia. Photo from Caucasus University.

Ana Ishkhanova, a 28-year-old from Tbilisi, has always had great interest in the culinary arts, but ended up studying math as a college…

February 6, 2023

Setting the stage for greater private sector-led approaches to workforce skills development
Life has changed for Ana Zarandia, a 22-year-old from Jikhashkari village in Zugdidi municipality. After graduating from the Construction Faculty of Georgian Technical University, she could not find work in her field. After completing a vocational training program at Construct2 College in Zestaponi, however, her fortunes improved. Now a well-paid steel…

Businesswomen Learn to Get “Real”

February 29, 2016

Businesswomen Learn to Get “Real”
By Carrol McCarren

Photo: World Bank/Flickr

Women entrepreneurs are often motivated by different factors than men when they create a business. For many women, the decision to start a business venture is borne out of financial need, rather than a consciously chosen career path. Without enough income to support the family, a woman might begin by sewing clothes, growing tomatoes, or selling…

April 30, 2015

My assignment was to provide assistance to business associations in order to help them develop advocacy skills as part of IESC’s Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Support Project in the Republic of Georgia. I met with the officials in Tbilisi and then went to the regions outside the capital.

Volunteer Jeff Rogo (left), translator Maya Kharebashvili, and Zugdidi Chamber President Yuri Tsotseria

Before my arrival, Mr….