in armenia and azerbaijan the system of vet qualifications has remained almost unchanged since soviet times and fails to meet international requirements for mutual recognition of qualifications georgia by contrast has a national qualification framework corresponding to the european qualification framework and provides for recognition of informal education certificates and diplomas however in specific procedures for implementing it had yet to be developed in the sector s share of the education budget ranged from in georgia to in armenia government financing covers mainly teachers salaries and students allowances only from in georgia and from in armenia and azerbaijan did the governments start investing in renovation of the infrastructure buildings equipment etc with support from donor organizations all three countries have introduced per capita financing systems but whereas in georgia and azerbaijan the government pays students tuition fees in staterun institutions in armenia students must pay the fees themselves