The main task of the RCCE is to improve the quality of student education, improve their professional skills, and provide relevant knowledge. To ensure these tasks, the RCCE combines the preservation of fundamental education foundations and compliance with prospective needs of the individual and the society. The goals of Continuing Education are to train each staff member on latest trends in professional development.

 

The Continuing Education Center for Specialists was established in 2000 by the Ministerial Cabinet Resolution, and in 2007 it was given the status of the Republican Center by the President S.V. Bagapsh’s Decree. From 2000 to 2014 Professor M.A. Labakhua was the Director of RCCE, since 2014 till now the RCCE Director is the Associate Professor V.I. Pozdnyakov.

 

A specialized library was created at the Center, the office is equipped with computers and other technical training tools. Training Programs on thirty specialties have been developed in order to organize advanced training courses on the basis of Russian Educational Standards, taking into account local specifics and characteristics. The subject matter of each Program was adjusted by specialists of University Departments taking into account wishes and suggestions of customers. Among them, a special attention is given to programs and methodologies for pedagogical specialties. In line with modern requirements, the leading specialists of RCCE developed methodologies on 22 school subjects, which were published in two volumes and submitted to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Abkhazia.

 

Not only Professors and Associate Professors of ASU, but also school teachers- methodologists, leading specialists from Ministries and Departments of Abkhazia, specialists from Russian Federation (Moscow, Ufa, St. Petersburg, Vladikavkaz, Karachaevo-Cherkessk, etc.) are involved in the work on Continuing Education Courses. Thus, 195 psychologists and 52 speech therapist-defectologists were trained jointly with the Moscow Social and Humanitarian Institute from 2002 up to 2012.

 

The RCCE has close communication with the Russian Regional Center on Continuing Education for Higher School Teaching Staff at the North Ossetian K. Khetagurov State University. Thanks to the highly qualified specialists of this Center, there is always an additional opportunity to familiarize our students with modern issues of Human Psychology, Pedagogy and Psychology of Higher Education, and also with main ways of educational content upgrading, and information technologies that promote professionally oriented education.

 

Personnel from various industries and public agencies require appropriate lecturers with proper specialization. In 2010 with the assistance of the RA Government and on the initiative of ASU Administration, the agreement was reached with the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation on holding Advanced Training Courses for civil servants of the Republic of Abkhazia.

 

To date, more than two thousand and three hundred specialists have completed Continuing Education training courses. Among them, 1,650 school teachers, 310 civil servants of RA - Ministers and their Deputies, Senior Officials of the State Institutions, as well as officials of Law Enforcement, Agriculture, Energy, Economics and ASU teaching staff. The Center holds Scientific and Practical Conferences including further publication of materials, Seminars and Consultations.

The RCCE team keeps improving its work on introduction of innovative methods into the trainings Management. Since 2014, Continuing Education Courses have been transferred to long-term training under the 120-hour Program, taking into account full-time or part-time term of Continuing Education.

 

The courses are held regularly throughout the academic year based on the 72-120 hour Program. Over the past time such courses benefited by

1. Teachers:

- teachers of Abkhaz Primary Schools: 222 people;

- teachers of Russian Primary Schools: 141 people;

- teachers of the Abkhaz Language and Literature: 146 people;

- teachers of the Russian Language and Literature: 128 people;

- teachers of the Abkhaz Language in non-Abkhaz Schools: 124 people;

- teachers of the Armenian Language and Literature: 26 people;

- teachers of History and Social Studies: 118 people;

- teachers of Mathematics and Computer Science: 93 people;

- teachers of Physic: 41 people;

- teachers of Geography: 30 people;

- teachers of Chemistry and Biology: 69 people;

- teachers of English: 18 people;

- teachers of Physical Education: 18 people;

- teachers of Music and Singing: 19 people;

- teachers of Pre-conscriptionTraining: 7 people;

- School Librarians: 24 people;

- Heads of schools (Directors): 60 people.

Total: 1284 people

 

2. Univercity Teaching Staff

Topic: "Pedagogy of Higher Education" - 100 people.

Topic: “Academic writing standards” - 20 people.

Topic: “Applied Pedagogics” - 12 people.

Total: 200 people

 

3. Trained Specialists:

- Psychologists: 236 people

- Speech therapists: 52 people

- Lawyers: 25 people

- Defectologists (planned in 2019)

  

 4. Scientific and Practical Conferences held:

By specialties:

- On the state and development prospects of Agriculture in Abkhazia,

83 participants.

- Bilingualism issues in a multicultural society (May 5-8, 2008), 75 participants.

-Modern approaches to study Natural and Socio-Economic Systems. Innovations and modern technologies in the education system (April 13-17, 2015), 68 participants.

- Prospects for the preservation and development of the Abkhaz nation,

79 participants.

 

Educational-methodological publications by the RCCE staff

 

Labakhua M.A., Ph.D. in Philosophical Sciences, Professor

1.    Introduction to Social Studies / Study Guide for SS Grades 8-9. - Sukhum, - 2003.

2.    Ethics, morality and current Abkhaz ethic culture (in Abkhaz) - Sukhum, - 2010.

3.    Roots of Ethics (in Abkhaz). - Sukhum, - 1998.

4.     Materials of the Scientific-Practical Conference on the problem “Prospects for the preservation and development of the Abkhaz Nation” // On the issue of biosocial conservation and development of the Abkhaz Nation. - Sukhum, - 2005.

 

Pozdnyakov V.I., Ph.D. in Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor

1.              Practical course of Russian as a foreign language // Textbook. - Sukhum, 1999, 325 p.

2.              Pedagogical and Linguistic innovative technologies in the education and training of students // Lectures for Continuing Education Courses for Language Teachers. - Sukhum, - 2009 .-- 230 p.

3.              S. Amichba, V. Pozdnyakov. Russian-Abkhaz-Turkish phrasebook. - Sukhum, - 2002. - 222 p.

4.              The importance of the Russian Language in the formation of a single educational space in Abkhazia. / Materials of the International Scientific-Practical Conference: Innovations in the Education System. - Sukhum - Yekaterinburg, 2015.

5.               Feedback and conditioning of its formation // Actual problems of international cooperation in the field of Science and Education. Materials of the International Scientific-Practical Conference, Tambov, April 28. 2009. - Tambov: TSU, 2009.

6.               Teaching Russian as a foreign language in Abkhazia // Russian language abroad. Educational-methodical illustrated magazine. - Moscow, 2007 - No. 5. – 87 p.

7.              Feedback and the conditionality of its formation when teaching Russian as a foreign language // Scientific Ideas of the Caucasus. North Caucasian Scientific Center of Higher Education. Annex. - Rostov-on-Don: North Caucasian Scientific Center of Higher School 2006. - No. 14. –388 p.

 

Azhiba A. Sh., Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor

1.     Abkhaz Languge as a foreign language (co-author). – Sukhum – 1997.

2.     Cources of Continuing Training for Teachers of Abkhaz Laguage in non- Abkhaz Schools // Teaching Program and Methodological Documents for upgrading the qualification of schoolteachers and librarians (in Abkhaz) – Sukhum – 2003.

3.     Methodological Researches. // Education Plans, Education Programs and Methodology for upgrading teachers of Abkhaz Language, Mathematics, Life Safety, and Natural Science. (in Abkhaz) – Sukhum – 2006.

4.     Methodology for teaching Abkhaz language to non- Abkhaz speakers (in Abkhaz) – Sukhum, – 2008.

5.     Апсуа бызшуа 2-бызшуак ащасабала дыргаразы аинновациат знеищакуеи аметодикуе рхархуара. Sukhum – 2011.

6.     Theoretical bases of teaching the Abkhaz Language as a State Language in the Russian Schools of the Republic of Abkhazia. - Sukhum, - 2013.

 

Labakhua L.I., Leading Specialist of RCCE, Associate Professor

1.                                                                  Unified requirements for assessing the knowledge, skills and abilities of students, requirements to conducting writing tasks and maintaining Russian language notebooks in Abkhaz Primary Schools// Curricula, Educational Programs, and Methodological Developments for Continuing Education Courses to teachers and librarians of Secondary Schools. - Sukhum. - 2003.

2.                                                                  Russian Language Program for SS Grades 5–9 of the Abkhaz Schools (co-author). - Sukhum. - 2012.

3.                                                                  Russian Literature Program for SS Grades 5-11 of the Abkhaz Schools (co-author). - Sukhum. - 2012.

4.                                                                  Monitoring and Evaluation of Russian Language teaching results in the Primary Abkhaz Schools // Instructional and Methodical Notes. - Sukhum. - 2006.

5.                                                                  Russian Literature for the 6th grade of the Abkhaz Schools / Textbook. - Sukhum. - 2006.-- 397 p

6.                                                                  We speak, read, and write // Russian-Abkhaz Dictionary-Reference book for Grades 2-5 of Primary Abkhaz Schools. - Sukhum. 2004.- 400p.

7.                                                                  Russian Literature for the 6th grade / Textbook-reader. - Sukhum. - 2007.

 

Halbad V.A., Chief Specialist of RCCE, “Honored Teacher of the Republic of Abkhazia”

1.                Collection of Statements for Secondary School (co-author). - Sukhum. - 2005.-- 220 p.

2.                Collection of Statements for SS Grades 5-9. - Sukhum. - 2007 .-- 160 p.

3.                Collection of Methodological Developments on the Abkhaz Literature (co-author). - Sukhum. 2015 .-- 240 p.

4.                Patriotic Education of Students in the works of B.V. Shinkuba // Collection of ASU Scientific Works. - Sukhum. - 2017.

 

Sepyan K.A., RCCE Chief Specialist

1.                                                       The Republic of Abkhazia, Russia strategic interest’s outpost in the Transcaucasus and the Black Sea region. // Materials of ASU Scientific Works. - Sukhum. - 2017.

2.                                                       The war in Karabakh as a consequence of the collapse of the USSR National Policy. // Materials of ASU Scientific Works. - Sukhum. - 2017.

3.                                                       About the roots of the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict. // Materials of ASU Scientific Works. - Sukhum. - 2017.

List of Specialties

of ASU Continuing Education Courses

 

Pedagogical Specialties

1.    "Heads of Schools"

2.    “Primary School Teacher of the Abkhaz Schools”

3.    “Teacher of the Abkhaz Language and Literature”

4.    “Abkhaz Language in non-Abkhaz Schools”

5.    “Russian Language and Literature in Abkhaz schools”

6.    “Primary School Teacher in Russian Schools”

7.    "Russian Language and Literature in Russian Schools"

8.    “Russian Language and Literature in Armenian Schools”

9.    “The Teacher of History and Social Studies”

10. “The Teacher of Mathematics and Computer Science”

11. “Physics Teacher”

12. “Geography Teacher”

13. “Biology Teacher”

14. “Chemistry Teacher”

15. “Physical Education Teacher at School”

16. “Pre-conscription training of students”

17. "The Teacher of Preschool Institutions"

18. “School Librarian”

19. "Fundamentals of Life Safety"

20. “The Teacher of Music and Singing”

21. "TheTeacher of Fine Art"

22. “The Teacher of Labor”

 

Other specialties

1.    "Civil Law"

2.    “Criminal Law”

3.    “Constitutional Law”

4.    "Public Administration"

5.    “Specialist of the Ministry of Justice system of the Republic of Abkhazia”

6.    “Accounting, analysis of economic activities and audit”

7.    “Finance and Credit”

8.    "Entrepreneurship"

9.    “The Tax System and its problems”

10. “Energy supply and its use in Agriculture and Industrial Enterprises”

11. "Crop production"

12. "Chemical Protection of Plants"

13. “Citrus growing”

14. “Fruit growing”

 

The structural content of the RCCE

 

The organization of the Republican Center for Continuous Education and Retraining of Specialists in its internal structure consists of:

Four sectors:

- Planning the RCCE activities and communication with the Government structures;

- Legal/Regulatory and Technical Service;

- Training and Information Service;

- Communication with ASU Departments, selection of teaching sraff.

All sectors participate in the development of Continuing Education Courses and other Events.

 

Communication of RCCE with Educational Institutions and Government Structures

 

- Ministry of Education;

- City and District Education Departments;

- Secondary Schools;

- Institute of Pedagogy;

- Abkhaz Institute for Humanitarian Studies AIHS;

- State institutions of the Republic of Abkhazia.

 

Legal and Regulatory framework of RCCE

 

- Presidential Decree on the establishment of RCCE;

- ASU Academic Council;

- Regulations on RCCE;

- Regulations on Sectors;

- Job Descriptions of staff members.

 

Continuing Education Management Mechanisms

- Regulations on RCCE;

- Continuing Education Program;

- The Order on student’s admission;

- Requirements for student’s certification;

- Certification of students.

 

Continuing Education Courses for the ASU Faculty Staff

 

1. 2009-2010 AcademicYear

 

A total of 100 participants were awarded with Certificates:

 

2. 2015 AcademicYear

 

Scientific-practical Conference held jointly with the Ural State Pedagogical University

 

A total of 68 participants were awarded with Certificates

 

3. 2018 AcademicYear

 

"Academic Writing Standards"Courses

 

A total of 20 participants were awarded with Certificates

 

4. 2019 Academic Year

 

Applied Pedagogics” Courses

 

A total of 12 participants were awarded with Certificates

 

Total N of participants- 200 people

 

Continuing Education Courses for Teachers of Secondary Schools of the Republic

 

Teachers who completed Continuing Education Courses (from 2000 to 2019)

 

№	Specialty	Number of participants	City, District
1.	Teacher of Primary Classes of Abkhaz School	222	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District DudautaDistrict Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District
2.	Teacher of Primary Classes of Russian School	141	Sukhum Sukhum District GulrypshDistrict GudautaDistrict GagraDistrict Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District Gal District
3.	Abkhaz Language and Literature	146	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
4.	Russian Language and Literature	128	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
5.	Abkhaz Language in non-Abkhaz schools	124	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
6.	Armenian Language and Literature	26	Sukhum Gagra District
7.	History and Social Studies	118	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
8.	Mathematics and Computer Science	93	Sukhum SukhumDistrict Gulrypsh District Ochamchyra District
9.	Physics	41	Sukhum SukhumDistrict Ochamchyra District
10.	Geography	30	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gagra District
11.	Chemistry and Biology	69	Sukhum SukhumDistrict GulrypshDistrict OchamchyraDistrict
12.	English Language	18	Sukhum OchamchyraDistrict
13.	Head of the School (Director)	60	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
14.	School Librarian	24	Sukhum
15.	Physical Training	18	Sukhum
16.	Music and Singing	19	Sukhum
17.	Pre-conscription Training	7	Sukhum
Total N of participants: 1,284 people

Other Specialties

 

 

№	Specialty	Number of participants	City, District
1.	Pre-School Educator	16	Sukhum Gudauta District TkuarchalDistrict GalDistrict
2.	Secondary School and Preschool Psychologist	41	Sukhum SukhumDistrict GulrypshDistrict GudautaDistrict GagraDistrict OchamchyraDistrict TkuarchalDistrict GalDistrict
3.	Secondary School and Preschool Speech Therapist	32	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
4.	Tax Inspector	22	Sukhum
5.	Industry and Agriculture Electrification	5	Sukhum
6.	Criminal Law	8	Sukhum
7.	Accounting, Analysis of Economic Activities and Audit	22	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
8.	Parliament of RA	8	Sukhum
9.	Presidential Administration of RA	21	Sukhum
10.	Office of Ministerial Cabinet of RA	4	Sukhum
11.	Ministries of RA	13	Sukhum
12.	Prosecutor's Office	33	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Tkuarchal District GalDistrict
13.	Court	16	Sukhum Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District
14.	Ministry of Internal Affairs	36	Sukhum
15.	Governing Bodies subordinate to the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Abkhazia	25	Sukhum
16.	City and District Administrations	15	Sukhum Sukhum District Gulrypsh District Gudauta District Gagra District Ochamchyra District Tkuarchal District Gal District
Total participants: 317 people