EDUCATION II

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The Second Education Project for Mauritania will assist the Government in strengthening educational administration and planning; improving the allocation and management of sector resources; meeting some of the most serious shortages of skilled workers and middle-level staff in the modern sector; and upgrading training for lower secondary school teachers. It will also help reduce the drain on the education budget stemming from excessive employment of expatriate secondary teachers. The project will provide: construction, furniture, equipment, technical assistance, and scholarships for a vocational training and upgrading center, maritime training center, and lower secondary teacher training college; technical assistance for the planning department of the Ministry of Education; equipment, technical assistance, and staff training for an organization and management unit in the Ministry of Education; and furniture, equipment, and specialist services for the project unit. The project also includes operating expenses for all these institutions except the vocational center.