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Expired 08-Jul-2025

Pastry Making and Sewing Training Course

Within the framework of the UNDP “Support to Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and Host Communities” project, we invite you to participate in a two-month free Pastry Making and Sewing Training at the French-Armenian Professional Training Center Foundation (CEPFA). The goal of the training is to support participants in developing professional skills and capacities in pastry making and sewing, with the aim of finding employment or starting their own business.

The UNDP “Support to Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh and Host Communities” project is funded by the Government of France.

Participants in the Pastry Making training will learn:

  • Basics of pastry making

  • Hygiene and safety regulations

  • How to use professional tools and equipment, and how to decorate pastry products

  • How to develop a business plan by identifying target customers and required resources, and how to write a professional CV

Participants in the Sewing training will learn:

  • Basics of sewing

  • Measurement-taking skills and safety regulations

  • How to use professional tools and machines: from design and pattern making to fabric cutting and final finishing of garments (skirts, trousers, shirts, dresses)

  • How to develop a business plan by identifying target customers and required resources, and how to write a professional CV

Eligible participants: Refugees from Nagorno-Karabakh currently residing in Armavir, Ararat, Kotayk regions and Yerevan.

  • Maximum number of participants: 44

  • Applicants must be 18 years or older

  • The 24 best-performing participants will receive professional tools to support the launch of a small business

  • Participants who successfully complete the training will receive certificates

The training will begin on July 28 at the French-Armenian Professional Training Center (CEPFA), 38 Tigran Mets Ave., Yerevan.
*The programme covers only the training participation costs.

For more information, please contact: +374 10 578534, or email [email protected] / [email protected]

Only selected applicants will be contacted after the review of applications.

To participate in the programme, please fill out the application form at the bottom of the page and attach the required documents.

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