About the Project

The overall objective of the AgriVET project is to create a sustainable Georgian–European vocational education and training ecosystem that empowers women in rural areas of Georgia to start, develop, and scale entrepreneurial activities in agriculture and related fields, based on green, digital, and resilient business models.

Specific Objectives

• Strengthen cooperation between Georgian and EU VET providers, agribusinesses, and key stakeholders to deliver demand-oriented and opportunity-driven VET services in rural areas.
• Promote new professional pathways through tailored vocational training, career counselling, coaching and mentoring services specifically designed for women in rural communities.
• Enhance entrepreneurial, green, digital, and resilience competences among women engaged or aspiring to engage in agri-entrepreneurship.
• Integrate the private sector into the design and delivery of VET curricula and provide women learners with high-quality work-based learning opportunities.
• Build the institutional capacity of Georgian VET providers through innovative training tools, curricula, methodologies and digital learning platforms.
• Improve the quality and labour-market relevance of VET provision in rural areas by aligning skills development with socio-economic needs and employer demands in the agribusiness sector.

Target Groups

AgriVET is designed to benefit a diverse range of stakeholders, with a strong focus on inclusion and gender equality:

• Women in rural areas of Georgia, including:

1. 1. Aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs in agriculture, agrifood, and agrotourism
   2. Women facing barriers to employment, including NEETs

• VET providers and institutions operating in rural and semi-rural regions
• VET trainers and educators, seeking to modernize teaching methodologies and curricula
• Career counsellors and mentors, supporting women’s career development and entrepreneurship
• Agribusinesses and private sector actors, involved in work-based learning and skills development
• Policy makers and public authorities, engaged in VET reform, gender equality, and rural development
• EU and Georgian partner institutions, contributing expertise, best practices, and innovation

Expected impact 

AgriVET is expected to generate long-lasting impact at individual, institutional, and systemic levels.

Impact on Women in Rural Areas

• Increased access to high-quality vocational training, career guidance and mentoring
• Strengthened entrepreneurial, digital and green skills
• Improved employability, self-employment opportunities and business sustainability
• Enhanced confidence, motivation and resilience in overcoming gender-based barriers

Impact on VET Institutions and Trainers

• Improved quality, relevance, and inclusiveness of VET programmes
• Enhanced institutional capacity through new curricula, methodologies and digital tools
• Stronger links with employers and the private sector
• Upgraded pedagogical and professional competences of trainers and counsellors

Impact on the Agribusiness and Rural Economy

• Better alignment between skills provision and labour market needs.
• Increased participation of women in agribusiness value chains.
• Promotion of sustainable, green, and innovative farming and food systems.
• Strengthened rural entrepreneurship and local economic development.

Systemic and Policy-Level Impact

• Contribution to gender equality and social inclusion in VET and entrepreneurship.
• Support to national VET reforms and EU–Georgia cooperation.
• Alignment with Erasmus+ priorities, the EU Global Gateway Strategy and the European Training Foundation recommendations.
• Creation of scalable and transferable models for women-focused VET interventions.