EDUCATION IV

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The Rural (Fourth) Primary Education Project will: (a) establish a school nuclearization system for improving education activities in 43 rural areas and building and/or equipping about 500 schools; extend the use of multigrade teaching techniques; and establish non-formal education and training programs for adults in about 15 central schools which will be provided with appropriate physical facilities and equipment; (b) establish a new unit responsible for planning and implementing in-service teacher training programs; (c) train and upgrade about 1,800 currently employed teachers, and introduce incentives for retaining competent teachers in rural areas; replace an inadequate teacher training school; complete the evaluation and revision for curricula and syllabi for primary and lower secondary education and teacher training; and print and distribute basic textbooks and teachers' guides; and (d) provide technical assistance for improving the national education evaluation and tracer systems; and provide five traditional computer terminals for the Ministry of Education's departments of planning and personnel.