VOC EDUCATION

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The purposes of the Vocational Training Project are to: (1) strengthen INFOTEP's role and capabilities to coordinate, regulate and monitor developments in vocational training. The project will provide technical assistance to: (i) enhance INFOTEP planning services and management, (ii) develop a training standard and certification system, (iii) improve courses content, and (iv) organize the technical supervision of vocational training courses; and (2) assist the vocational training system, directly and indirectly, through INFOTEP, to respond effectively to anticipated skill requirements. The project will; (i) expand the capacity to upgrade and train instructors through course organization, (ii) establish a trainee follow up and placement system, (iii) increase pre-service training for unskilled workers, (iv) increase in-service training for skilled workers and supervisors, (v) establish a pilot production center for low income workers in the informal sector, and (vi) enhance INFOTEP training advisory services.