Vocational education institutions in Armenia will be licensed. At its May 22 meeting, the RA National Assembly Committee on Science, Education, Culture, Diaspora, Youth, and Sports issued a positive opinion on the amendments to the Law “On Vocational Education and Training” and a package of related laws submitted by the RA government.
Araksiya Svadjyan, Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of the RA, who presented the amendments, noted that the Law “On Vocational Education and Training” has been in effect for approximately two years, and during this time, a number of issues have arisen that require the adoption of additional regulations. In this regard, a legislative initiative was presented that also provides for amendments to five related laws. The speaker noted that an important group of regulations concerns the licensing of vocational education institutions, while the second group concerns funding policies in the vocational education and training sector. Specifically, it is proposed to establish a permitting norm that would establish priority professions and the funding procedures for them.
“Considering that ensuring access to education for every child is of paramount importance to us, and that inclusive education has already been implemented in the preschool and general education systems, with work underway in recent years to develop it, it is therefore necessary to establish a regulation governing the provision of pedagogical and psychological support to students with special educational needs,” said Araksiya Svadzhyan.
The next regulation concerns the activities of vocational education institutions. All employees working in higher education institutions will be given the opportunity to hold service passports. Provisions are also proposed regarding the certification and classification processes for vocational education teachers, as well as the development of on-the-job training methods.
ArmInfo
May 22, 2026