Teach and Learn with Georgia

What Teach and Learn with Georgia does

Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a government-initiated education program, founded in 2010 and administered under the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia. Its core offering is a volunteer placement service that recruits native English, French, Italian, and German speakers to co-teach alongside local teachers in primary and secondary public schools throughout Georgia, with documented reach across at least ten regions including Tbilisi, Imereti, Adjara, Kakheti, Guria, Samegrelo, Shida Kartli, and Kvemo Kartli, with emphasis on rural and underserved municipalities such as Mukhrani and Giorgitsminda in Sagarejo. Volunteers are placed with host families and receive a standardized benefits package including a 500 GEL monthly stipend, medical insurance, travel reimbursement, and a vacation ticket; intake occurs in cohort "phases" (Phase 38 reached by May 2012; Group 54 by 2018). The program claims to have placed over 1,000 volunteers since inception and reports that English became the most demanded foreign language in Georgia, with 73% of exam entrants registering for English versus 45% two years prior.\n\nThe underlying delivery model is human-capital-based rather than technology-based; TLG is explicitly described in source materials as not being a technology company. Supplementary products include the TLG Manual (comprehensive program guide), the official WordPress blog, the electronic educational newspaper 'mascavlebeli.ge' (launched March 2012 with audio/video lessons, teaching methods, and Q&A), the School Boxes Project (2012, providing internet connectivity to public schools), and the 'Buki' netbook distribution program (September 2012, developed with Algorithm and Intel). The program also publishes on Facebook, Twitter, and a WordPress blog, and exhibited at the NAFSA Annual Conference to recruit volunteers internationally.\n\nCommercially, TLG operates as a non-profit, government-funded program rather than a revenue-generating business. Its revenue model is professional-services-equivalent government funding from the Georgian state and international donors; there are no customer fees, no pricing tiers, and no commercial customers. Partnerships for volunteer recruitment include ESL Certified (memorandum signed February 2012), recruiter organizations in Canada, the USA, and the UK, and FLE.fr for French teacher sourcing. The operating entity is a government state entity domiciled in Georgia, with 33 staff at its Tbilisi headquarters at 4 Gmiri Kursantebi str., 0167, and is administered through the National Center for Teacher Professional Development (TPDC).

Name

Teach and Learn with Georgia

Legal name

Teach and Learn with Georgia

Website

https://tlg.gov.ge

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a Georgian government program, administered under the Ministry of Education and Science since 2010, that recruits native English, French, Italian, and German speakers to co-teach alongside local teachers in public schools across Georgia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Services

NAICS

Language Schools (611630), Language Schools (61163), Educational Services (611), Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Language & Cross-Cultural Training (BPACANAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Foreign Language Subject Tutoring (School Coursework) (EDANAAAF)

Keywords

• Volunteer teaching program
• Foreign language education
• Teacher recruitment services
• Public school co-teaching
• Language proficiency training

Headquarters

HQ city

Tbilisi

HQ country

Georgia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: The program is funded by the Georgian government and international donors as part of educational reforms. It is a non-profit initiative under the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a Georgian government-administered volunteer teaching program that recruits native English, French, Italian, and German speakers to co-teach alongside local teachers in public schools throughout Georgia. The program provides comprehensive volunteer support including host family accommodation, a 500 GEL monthly allowance, medical insurance, and travel reimbursement, with the goal of improving nationwide foreign language proficiency.

Product overview

Teach and Learn with Georgia (TLG) is a progressive education movement initiated by the Georgian government and administered by the Ministry of Education and Science. The core offering is a volunteer teacher program that recruits native English, French, Italian, and German speakers to co-teach alongside local teachers in public schools throughout Georgia. The program provides comprehensive support including host family accommodation, medical insurance, monthly stipend, and travel benefits. Supplementary offerings include the TLG Manual (comprehensive program guide), the official blog (teachandlearnwithgeorgia.wordpress.com), the electronic journal 'mascavlebeli.ge', and orientation/training programs. TLG aims to improve Georgia's nationwide foreign language proficiency through human interaction and cultural exchange rather than technology-based solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TLG Volunteer Teaching Program Georgian government-administered volunteer teaching program that recruits native English, French, Italian, and German speakers to co-teach alongside local teachers in public schools throughout Georgia, aiming to improve nationwide foreign language proficiency.
• School Boxes Project Project to equip Georgian public schools with internet-connected School Boxes enabling online assessments, tests, conferences, and video lessons.
• 'Buki' Netbook Distribution Distribution of 'Buki' netbook computers to first-grade children and their teachers in Georgian public schools, developed in partnership with Algorithm and Intel.

Quantifiable outcome

• English became the most demanded foreign language in Georgia (73% of exam takers vs. 45% previously)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ESL CertifiedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 14 February 2012Memorandum of cooperation signed between Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia's TLG program and ESL Certified. ESL Certified recruits foreign volunteers for the TLG program, provides information for people interested in teaching English as a second language, and supports certified teachers to become TLG volunteers.
• Canadian, American, and British Recruiter OrganizationscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTLG actively coordinates with recruiter organizations in Canada, USA, and UK for volunteer recruitment. These organizations help identify and recruit qualified native English-speaking teachers for the program.
• FLE.fr (French Language Education)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSource for recruiting qualified French teachers for the TLG program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• British Council: UK government-funded organization promoting English language teaching and cultural exchange worldwide. Comparable mission to TLG's foreign-language and cultural-diplomacy goals, though operates as a broad portfolio rather than a single-country volunteer placement program.
• Goethe-Institut: German government's international cultural and language institute promoting German language instruction worldwide. Comparable to TLG's German-language teacher recruitment objective, but operates a global network of language centers rather than volunteer classroom placement.
• Alliance Française: International French-language and cultural-promotion network with affiliated schools worldwide. Comparable to TLG's French-teacher recruitment mandate and language-proficiency mission, though delivered through a franchise model rather than state volunteer placement.
• Peace Corps: U.S. government volunteer program placing American citizens in education and community roles abroad. Larger and broader in scope than TLG but shares the model of state-funded volunteer teacher placement and cultural exchange.

Emerging players

• Fulbright Program: U.S. government international educational exchange program placing American students and scholars abroad. Adjacent to TLG's cultural-exchange mission with similar government sponsorship, though oriented toward higher education and research rather than K-12 language teaching.

Direct peers

• EPIK (English Program in Korea): South Korean government program that places native English speakers as assistant teachers in public schools across the country. Directly comparable to TLG's volunteer co-teaching model, with similar placement, stipend, and orientation mechanics, and a focus on rural school deployment.
• NET Scheme (Native-speaking English Teachers, Hong Kong): Hong Kong Education Bureau's program placing native English speakers in public schools to teach English. Operates on a comparable co-teaching mandate with government funding and structured placement in primary/secondary schools.
• JET Programme (Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme): Japan's government-run program placing native English (and other language) speakers as Assistant Language Teachers in public schools. Highly comparable to TLG in structure: government mandate, cohort-based volunteer/co-teacher model, host-community placement, stipend + housing support, and rolling annual recruitment.
• Auxiliares de Conversación (Spain): Spanish Ministry of Education program recruiting foreign language assistants to co-teach in Spanish public schools. Closely mirrors TLG's volunteer teaching, government-mandated model, with a similar co-teaching structure and benefit package.
• TAPIF (Teaching Assistant Program in France): French government program placing native English speakers as language assistants in French schools. Comparable in mission (foreign-language proficiency in public schools), recruitment via rolling applications, and stipend-based placement structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TLGgovge
• Facebookfacebook.com/TLG2016
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teach-and-learn-with-georgia

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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