As part of the upcoming vocational program, CINF and the various Ministries of Artsakh plan to establish a “laboratory”. The laboratory will include, at least, a restaurant, a carpentry shop, and a hair salon. In their senior year of the program, CINF’s vocational students will spend a year of practical study in these hands-on workshops, selling their craftsmanship and services to the general Artsakhtsi public. This final year of practical study will ensure students master their crafts and are prepared to utilize them to establish and support businesses in their local communities.
This November, CINF and the Ministries selected a building for this project. The future laboratory is 3 stories tall and 2,575 square feet, located near the Stepanakert square. Given its size and strategic location, it is a perfect fit for the project. On the upper floors, CINF hopes to include an office and classrooms in the building. Renovations will soon be under way.