SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT I: EDUCATION AND TRAINING (EB-PRODEC)

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The project is part of a social sector program incorporating a sequence of projects in rural development, education and training, health and nutrition and social welfare. The project comprises two main components. The urban basic education component finances : (a) textbooks and other education materials, in-service teacher training, pre-school and special education programs for needy children and enhancement of existing physical facilities; (b) a decentralized network for school management that will deliver these services; (c) development of an educational assessment system; and (d) policy and institutional strengthening of the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC). The adult education and training component will finance: (a) basic education and training (functional literacy) programs directed to the poor; (b) technological and informational support for small enterprises in subsectors with good export development potential; and (c) strengthening of the Vocational Training Service's (SECAP) utilization of their installed capacity, and of their institutional and technical capacity.