EDUC. & TRAINING SEC

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The Education and Training Project will support the first phase of implementation of the Government's education and training sector reform and will assist the Government in carrying out reform activities during this phase. The objectives of the reform program are to make the provision of education more consistent with the country's medium-term development needs, more equitable, and more cost effective. The loan will support these objectives by financing a core set of high-priority investments. These include: (i) rehabilitation of primary and secondary schools; (ii) construction of school canteens; (iii) construction of new upper basic education schools; (iv) distribution of educational materials and reading books; and (v) technical assistance to improve the quality of programs and the efficiency of educational management. The loan will also finance the development of sector specific vocational training centers in collaboration with industry associations.