Diana Galoyan: ASUE Students will Gain Practical Skills Through Free Courses

“Skill Up” – another project for students developed at Armenian State University of Economics. The University Leadership has initiated free courses aimed at exchanging practical skills and abilities, which are highly demanded in the labor market. With the involvement of the best Armenian specialists 5 courses will be organized for students: 1. Business Communication Skills (Communication, Problem-solving, Time-management), 2. English Speaking Skills, 3. Digital Marketing and SMM, 4. Business Tools (SPSS, Advanced Excel), 5. Public Speaking and Presentation Skills.

The course will be selected by students through online voting, which will soon be organized on ASUE official Facebook page. Courses will start on March 5, ASUE Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Division will provide the project implementation.

asue.am talked to ASUE acting Rector Diana Galoyan about this initiative.

- Dear Mrs. Galoyan, how did the idea for this project come about?

- First, it should be noted that the main guideline for modernization of our educational system should be the exchange of practical skills along with basic academic knowledge. In this respect, perhaps, there is an gaps in our educational system, which we want to fill in. On December 6, 2019, ASUE hosted a workshop devoted to productive cooperation between University and labor market, which was attended by more than 30 employers, representatives of large organizations, personnel management specialists. This workshop served its purpose by enabling us to identify the needs of employers, identify their expectations from our alumni, and clarify what skills employees need in our labor market. ASUE Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning Division summed up the outcomes, formed a list of these so-called Soft Skills and prepared the courses accordingly.

- Who will held the courses?

- The best and experienced trainers will exchange the necessary skills. I would like to point out that we also do a great job in terms of teaching and staff training. We also have initiatives in this regard and will soon announce the launch of a training course on research methods.

-What can students expect from the completion of these courses?

-Our goal is to make ASUE students, especially graduates, more competitive specialists, who will find themselves in the labor market.

ASUE Media and Public Relations Division