Donors /Partners:

1. Federal Foreign Office of Germany (AA)
2. Housing Initiative for Eastern Europe (IWO)
3. European Education Center for Housing and Real Estate (EBZ)
4. Hanse Parlament e.V. in Hamburg, Germany
5. Charity Humanitarian Center “Abkhazeti” (CHCA)

Overall Budget: 73,758.61 €

Part of the budget assigned to EDEC: 14,424 €

Objective: Development and implementation of a professional program for Building Manager (Hausmeister) in Georgian vocational colleges with the participation of youth, vocational colleges, construction companies, representatives of non-governmental organizations and decision makers  

Target group(s): Young people, VET colleges, construction companies, hotels, local governments, building communities and other stakeholders

Beneficiaries: Young people, VET colleges, construction companies, hotels, local governments, building communities and other stakeholders  

Conducted activities:

1. Cooperation with construction colleges and the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia (MESCSG)
2. Meetings with the VET colleges and the Ministry of Education (MESCSG)
3. Initiation of an official certification for the Building Manager (Hausmeister) program in Georgia
4. Creation of a “Training for Trainers” (ToT) concept and conduction of ToT on building management topics in Kutaisi

Achieved results:

1. 30 young people gained knowledge about the Building Manager (Hausmeister) profession and learnt how to take care of common property according to German experience
2. The educational program in Building Management was officially certified and conducted in Georgian VET colleges
3. The profession ‘Building Manager’ (Hausmeister) was adopted in Georgia