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Agricultural Validation Centre inaugurated in Chisinau

A Validation Centre in the field of agriculture was inaugurated on Thursday in Chisinau, at the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Research.

It will operate within the Centre of Excellence in Viticulture and Winemaking in Chisinau and will provide opportunities for certification and validation of professional skills, both for citizens from the country and from the diaspora, who have gained experience at work or in other contexts of non-formal and informal education in the field of agriculture.

The new institution will certify competences in the specialities of Plant Products Technology, Fermentation Products Technology, Viticulture and Oenology, Tourism.

According to Galina Rusu, state secretary at the Ministry of Education and Research, this will make it easier for companies to access various grants and subsidies, while also offering salary increase opportunities for employees.

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