On December 1, 2009 Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (GFSIS) hosted the graduation ceremony for the first cohort and the launching of the second training circle of the program “Political party Staff Training“. The program implemented by GFSIS and supported by British Embassy in Georgia, aims to empower political institutions of Georgia.

The first year participants have taken different courses such as: Political Ideology and Systems, Political Sociology, Policy Analysis, National Security, Economics in Transition, Euro-Atlantic Integration, European Union, PR Technologies etc.

26 representatives of 11 parties have successfully graduated from the first year of the program.

The graduation ceremony and launching of the second year of the training was attended by different representatives of the political parties, leaders of diplomatic missions and international organizations.

H.E. Denis Keefe. Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addressed the new cohort of participants and handed out the certificates to the recent graduates.