EDUC. & VOC. TRAIN.

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The Manpower Development Project will: (a) increase the number of qualified primary school teachers by constructing and equipping new facilities for three primary teachers colleges and by preparing proposals for improving the efficiency and reducing the costs of primary teacher training; (b) upgrade the practical skills of lower and upper secondary technical school graduates by rehabilitating training facilities at ten secondary technical schools; and (c) improve the planning and management of the education system through strengthening the capabilities of the key units in the Ministry of National Education. The project also intends to increase the relevance of the vocational training system to the labor market by: (1) supporting the development of the National Centre for Adult Vocational Training by improving existing courses, introducing new courses, implementing a staff development program, and equipping the Centre's new workshops; and (2) improve manpower planning and the management of vocational training by strengthening the Directorate of Manpower, Vocational Training and Projects in the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare.