During the meeting, the parties expressed satisfaction with the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), discussed the progress of the first stage of this partnership in the following areas and shared mutual expectations of the next stage, as outlined in the MoU:
1. SEC’s support on the development of an item bank of the Teachers Certification Exams for the Azerbaijani language and literature teachers working in Georgian secondary schools with Azerbaijani as the language of instruction;
2. Review of the SEC’s Georgian language test items for school-leaving exams (grade 9 and 11) by the NAEC;
It should be noted that the assessment instrument constructed with the SEC’s support on Teachers Certification Exams for the Azerbaijani language and literature teachers working in Georgian secondary schools with Azerbaijani as the language of instruction will be used for differentiating and rewarding performance as a part of the Azerbaijani language and literature teachers’ certification.
The following projects are expected in the next phase of this mutual cooperation:
- Organization of online item development training by the NAEC aimed to improve the Georgian language assessment by Georgian language teachers working in the secondary schools of Azerbaijan.
- Provision of online learning and teaching resources as well as practice tests by the SEC for the Azerbaijani language and literature teachers working in Georgian secondary schools with Azerbaijani as the language of instruction;
- Exchange of used exam papers available in English and Russian on different subject areas;
- Sharing best practices between SEC and NAEC through regular videoconferences;
Parties also discussed the characteristics of exams held during the pandemic and shared country specific challenges in test administration and contextualized solutions.