SOUTHERN AFRICAN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT

48 GOS PERSONNEL WILL BE PROVIDED WITH PARTICIPANT TRAINING EITHER AT US INSTITUTIONS OR, PREFERABLY, AFRICAN INSTITUTIONS. THIS TRAINING WILL BE OF TWO TYPES: LONG-TERM ACADEMIC TRAINING IN THE TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES LEADING TO A DEGREE; OR SHORT-TERM, NON-ACADEMIC "SKILLS" TRAINING IN SUBJECTS SUCH AS COMPUTER PROGRAMMING & DRAFTING. APPROX 420 SWAZIS WILL RECEIVE SHORT-TERM, REMEDIAL SKILLS TRAINING AT INSTITUTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA REGION (INCLUDING SWAZILAND). IN ORDER TO FILL POSITIONS LEFT VACANT BY GOS TRAINING PARTICIPANTS, PROJECT WILL FUND 90 PERSON-YEARS OF LONG-TERM OPEX ADVISORY ASSISTANCE AND 65 PERSON-MONTHS OF SHORT-TERM CONSULTANT SERVICES. POSITIONS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE OPEX PLACEMENT INCLUDE: SENIOR LAB TECHNICIAN, HEALTH INSPECTOR, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, TRAINING OFFICER, STRUCTURAL ENGINEER, SENIOR INSPECTOR OF TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, SENIOR INSPECTOR OR RURAL SCHOOL, AND ACCOUNTING INSTRUCTOR (2). OPEX ADVISORS, IN ADDITION TO FULFILLING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THEIR GOS POSITIONS, WILL ALSO PROVIDE ON-THE-JOB TRAINING TO PERSONNEL IN THEIR DEPARTMENTS. ALSO FUNDED WILL BE THE CONSTRUCTION OF TEN RESIDENTIAL HOUSING UNITS FOR THE OPEX ADVISORS, SPECIAL SUPPORT COSTS SUCH AS TYPING & PHOTOCOPY SERVICES AND SUPPLIES, AND THE PURCHASE OF LOCALLY-PRODUCED TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER TEACHING MATERIALS FOR ON-THE-JOB AND IN-COUNTRY TRAINING COURSES.