Logistics Company Opens Vocational LS Academy to Train Personnel
The international logistics company, Logistics Solutions, is planning to open a logistics academy, LS Academy, in Georgia in October.
According to him, this idea appeared in the company back in 2020, but the pandemic delayed its implementation. Today, in order to overcome the challenge of shortage of professional personnel in logistics, the company is going to launch a pilot project in October.
"Human capital is a very big problem in Georgia, which is why the company Logistics Solutions is planning to open a logistics academy.
We came to this decision based on the problem because it is very difficult for us to hire staff. There is a huge shortage of professional staff in the country. Even now we have 3-4 vacancies and cannot hire employees. It is clear to us from the resumes we receive, that the applicants are not eligible. This is due to the lack of vocational schools in the country. All university graduates cannot and should not be lawyers and financiers, the country does not need that. Technical personnel of narrow specialization should be trained more.
The project will be launched in pilot mode from autumn, the duration of which will be 3 months. In the future, it will be a 1-year training course, the graduates of which will receive a diploma. Some of them will be employed in our company. With this, we will do the job and raise the staff who will raise the level of qualification in the market", says the General Director of Logistics Solutions, Irakli Tsankashvili at Bm.ge
According to his information, 5-10 applicants will take the training course for free on the pilot project. The academy will be fully operational from the new academic year - in 2023.
"We have started negotiations with German and Swiss educational institutions because education in this direction is at a high level in these countries. In addition, our company is a member of the German Chamber of Commerce and we want to use their experience and knowledge in the preparation of the syllabus for this project,'' said Irakli Tsankashvili.