EDUCATION III

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The project would assist the Government in establishing a nationwide institutional structure for non-formal agricultural and industrial training to meet the requirements for technical manpower and increase the productivity and income of small and medium-size farmers, agricultural workers, unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, their supervisors and managers, and small-and medium-scale entrepreneurs. The project consists of: (a) construction, equipping and furnishing of three industrial training centers, and equipping and furnishing of ten mobile training units; (b) construction, equipping, and furnishing of facilities for training a total of 420 supervisory personnel and small- and medium-scale entrepreneurs each year; (c) construction, equipping, and furnishing of nine new agricultural training centers including facilities for a national center and eight regional centers; and (d) technical assistance to the Government for project implementation and evaluation, for initiating new training programs, and for strengthening the institutional framework for national vocational training.