OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING PROGRAM

PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE: 1) ASSISTINGGOES DIRECTORATE OF ADULT AND PERMANENT EDUCATION (DAPE) TO DEVELOP A COMMUNITY NEED SURVEY (CNS) SYSTEM TO DETERMINE JOB SKILLS NEEDED BY COMMUNITY PERSONS AND BY SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES; 2) DEVELOPING RELEVANT COURSES WITH MODERN TEACHINGTECHNIQUES; 3) PROVIDING PERSONNEL TRAINING FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND TEACHERS TO INCLUDE IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR PROJ-RELATED PERSONNEL AND PARTICIPANT TRAINING FOR ADVANCE STUDY ABROAD; 4) IMPROVING THE FACILITIES FOR DELIVERING ADULT OCCUPATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING THROUGH SCHOOL RENOVATION (CREATING 5URBAN CENTERS AND 13 SPECIALIZED SHOPS) AND MODERN EQUIPMENT; IN ADDITION, LOCAL EDUCATION/TRADE COUNCILS (ETC) WILL TRANSMIT TO COMMUNITY TRAINERS THE SKILLS NEEDS OF SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRIES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE AND APPROPRIATE TRAINING; 5) PROVIDING GUIDANCE SERVICES INCLUDING INITIAL OCCUPATIONAL COUNSELING TO APPLICANTS, JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE AND FOLLOW-UP; CAREER BOOKLETS WILL ALSO BE PRODUCED, JOB INTERVIEWS ARRANGED, AND A GRADUATE TRACER SYSTEM EXPANDED. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE URBAN AND RURAL POOR AND GOES EDUCATIONAL OFFICIALS. DAPE WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT. MOE"S EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PRODUCTION SERVICE (CENPROME) WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROCUCTION OF MUCH OF THE EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT BY DAPE. MOE"S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL ARCHITECTURE(DAE) WILL DEVELOP SCHOOL DESIGNS AND CONTRACT AND SUPERVISERENOVATIONS. AID FUNDS TA FOR RESEARCH/EVALUATION/POLICY ADMINISTRATION; CURRICULUM DESIGN, INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY, MATERIALS PRODUCTION, SPECIAL MODULES, PARTICIPANT AND IN-SERVICE TRAINING. GOES FUNDING 52.9% OF THE BUDGET PAYS FOR PERSONNEL, OPERATIONAL EXPENSES, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, SPECIAL SERVICES, MAINTENANCE, FACILITIES, RENOVATION AND OTHER COSTS.