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in Georgia as consisting of continuous education,
as well as of training and professional develop- Adult Education is mainly

ment aiming to promote economic development.
perceived in Georgia as consisting
The Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia
of continuous education, as well
is the leading political institution. The topic of adult
as of training and professional
education is anchored in the Vocational Education
Development Department. development aiming to promote
economic development.
According to the Georgia state budget of 2017, pub-
lic expenditure on education was around 295 million

EUR, which accounted for about 13% of the coun- The Law on Vocational Education distinguishes be-
try’s overall planned budget expenditure. There is no tween two types of programme: vocational education
specific line for adult education in the state budget. programmes, which equip young people with a Bach-
Around EUR 8.6 million were allocated to the budget elor’s degree prior to entering the labour market, and

line “Professional Education” in 2017, which contains short-term vocational training/retraining programmes,
programmes relevant to adult education. Public ex- meant for adults who have already entered the labour
penditure on professional education rose to EUR 10.6 market and who are interested in continuing education
million in 2020. Particularly the areas of private vouch- and in professionalisation.

er financing and training/retraining show a significant
Only fragmented, inconsistent information exists about
proportional increase. Public voucher financing has
participants in adult education programmes. Data is
also been substantially expanded.
mostly reduced to formal education. Student distribu-

Similar to the situation regarding legislation, governing tion in vocational education and training programmes
structures and financing, adult education is not a stan- suggests that demand for this type of education is al-
dalone component in the education system in Georgia. most as high among adults as it is among young peo-

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