Genadi Khocholava graduated from Georgian Polytechnic University in 1981, Faculty of Construction with Constructing Engineer specialty.

Since 1985 he worked at the Ministry of Security of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia on various positions: as an operational employee, a head of standby department and the head of military counterintelligence. From 2003-2015 he worked in various construction organizations. Has obtained the Labor Safety and Security Certificate of International Standard (NRA:151) and Firefighting Events Organization of International Stamdard (NR:035).

Since 2015 he works as an Occupational Safety Officer at Anagi Construction Company.