Legal entities that meet the licensing requirements must submit the required documents to one of the following email addresses:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

Requirements

To obtain a license for a primary vocational education program, the legal entity must meet several mandatory requirements related to:

• The teaching, lecturing, and vocational training staff
• Availability of educational facilities and laboratory infrastructure
• Educational and methodological resources
• Library and information systems
• Contracts with sector-specific base institutions for practical training

Required Documents

The following documents must be submitted to one of the email addresses listed above:

• Application for obtaining a license
• A copy of the ownership, lease, or free-use registration certificate for the premises where the program will be run, in line with the designated purpose for public buildings
• Information on the teaching, lecturing, and vocational training staff
• Information on the premises used for the program
• Information on library and information resources supporting the educational process
• Information on practical training provision, and for medical programs, information on clinical practice availability
• Educational program curricula for different professions and a list of subject-specific programs
• Regulations for student admission, transfer, relocation, and final certification (examinations)

For further details on requirements, document format, and content, refer to Annex 11 of Government Decree No. 808-N, dated July 9, 2009. The decree can be found on Arlis.am.

Payment Amount and Procedure

The state fee for licensing is 30,000 AMD. This must be paid within 5 working days after receiving the approval notification.

Payment can be made through:

• E-payments system
• Bank transfer to the state budget account: 900005160420.
  In the "Purpose of Payment" field, please specify: "For obtaining a license."

Delivery Period and Procedure

within 23 working days from the date of application submission. The license is issued in a single copy and is valid indefinitely.

To collect the license, the applicant must visit the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture, and Sports of Armenia in person.

Reference to Legislation

• Law of the Republic of Armenia on Licensing
• Law of the Republic of Armenia on State Duty
• Government Decree No. 808-N of July 9, 2009

Legal acts can be found on Arlis.am.