Liberia : vocational training [-- volume I]

SHORT AND LONG TERM FORMAL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR KEY ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF. IN SERVICE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON A CONTINUING BASIS. A 3-YEAR CURRICULUM WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH A MIX OF APPROXIMATELY 60% TRADE TRAINING AND 40% ACADEMIC STUDIES. THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM WILL BE ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED IN MODULAR FORM. INDIVIDUAL MODULES AND LEARNING PACKAGES WILL BE PREPARED FOR EACH VOCATIONAL SPECIALTY. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION WILL INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SPECIFIED CURRICULUM IN ONE OF THE VOCATIONAL SPECIALTIES ALONG WITH CERTIFICATION BY THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUC AND TRAINING. A CERTIFICATE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE STUDENT"S DIPLOMA WHICH WILL DETAIL THE PROFICIENCY ACHIEVED IN A PARTICULAR SPECIALTY. THIS WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH EVIDENCE OF SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FO BWI GRADUATES. THE CURRENT BWI FACILITIES WILL BE UPGRADED AND EXPANDED TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEW TRAINING PROGRAMS INCLUDED IN THE 3-YEAR CURRICULUM FOR AN ULTIMATE ENROLLMENT OF 1500. TO IMPLEMENT THE RESTRUCTURED BWI PROGRAM THE FOLLOWING SUB -- -STEMS WILL BE ESTABLISHED OR STRENGTHENED: 1)A FIRM STUDENT ADMISSION POLICY; 2)STUDENT GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICE; 3)STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM; 4)JOB PLACEMENT AND FOLLOW-UP PROGRAM; 5)FACULTY EVALUATION AND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS; 6)FACULTY LIAISON WITH INDUSTRY; 7)LIBRARY AND INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCE CENTER; 8)PROCUREMENT AND MAINTENANCE; 9)INCOME-GENERATING SCHOOL SERVICES; AND 10)VOCATIONAL TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM.