Vocational School Licensing under Georgian Law
Opening a vocational school is often described as a licensing matter, yet Georgian law regulates this field differently. The legislation governing vocational education organizes the founding of a college, the acquisition of its status and the carrying out of educational activity through the institution of authorization. This page explains how that system works on the basis of the three key provisions of the relevant law: the norms on the founding of a college, on authorization, and on obtaining the right to implement an educational program.
If you are planning to establish a vocational school or are already working through this process, it is essential to understand from the outset that the law treats the college as a legal entity of special standing which acquires that standing only as a result of authorization. It is authorization that determines whether the institution may issue education documents recognized by the state and on which educational programs its activity will extend.