EDUCATION III

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The Third Education Project for Tunisia include: construction and equipment of 55 primary schools; expansion of the Tunisian prevocational training Introduction to Manual Work (ITM) program for fifth and sixth graders through conversion and equipment for existing facilities in 156 schools into Introduction to Industrial Manual Work (ITMI) workshops and construction and equipment for new ITM workshops; extension of teacher-training schools; technical assistance to: (i) the planning unit in the Ministry of Education to undertake educational reform studies and examine education/training and employment requirements in preparation of the fifth plan, (ii) the evaluation unit in the Ministry of Education to monitor the ITM program and undertake studies on new education programs and teaching methods for primary schools, (iii) the project implementation unit to design architectural plans for a possible follow-up education project suitable for external financing, and (iv) to finance fellowships to train Tunisians abroad.