Chad - Education Project V - Strengthening of Technical Education and Vocational Training

This project falls within the implementation of the sectoral support programme for the 2000-2004 period approved by donors at the Education Sector Round Table organized in January 2000. It will contribute to solving the problem of a link between general secondary education and technical education and vocational training as indicated in a recent study by UNESCO as one of the causes for the large numbers of secondary school leavers on the market without any professional qualifications. The project, which will be implemented for four (4) years, has the following five (5) components: (i) Strengthening of technical and vocational secondary education; (ii) Support for the Vocational Training and Retraining Centre (CFPP); (iii) Support for agricultural training; (iv) Support for the Management Mechanism of the National Education/Training/Employment Programme (EFE); (v) Project management. The total cost, exclusive of customs duties and taxes, is estimated at UA 7.485 million.