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ERIC Number: ED133421
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1970
Pages: 277
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Technical Education and Vocational Training in Central Africa. Feasibility Survey of the Regional Development of Rapid Vocational Training: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, and Gabon.
Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, Geneva (Switzerland).
This final report is the result of a survey requested by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and undertaken by the Organization for Rehabilitation through Training (ORT) of four countries (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic, and Gabon) and a conference on vocational training sponsored by the Economic and Customs Union of Central Africa (UDEAC). Four parts are contained within the report. Part 1 consists of an introduction explaining the origins of the survey, how the conclusions were established, the purpose of the study, and the methodology used. General conclusions and recommendations are also included, together with an inventory of existing institutions in the region and a list of abbreviations. Part 2 deals with the project proposals, among which are the creation of (1) a regional center for the training of automation technicians, (2) a marine merchant school, (3) a training center for taxidermists, (4) a training center for computer programmers and analysts, (5) a training center for technicians in industry and education, (6) a technical teacher training institute, (7) hotel trade and hunting guide schools, (8) a training school for watch and instrument repair, and (9) an agricultural mechanics training center. Part 3 contains results of each survey, including facility inventories, manpower and training needs estimates, and conclusions and recommendations. The UDEAC conference report is found in part 4. (NJ)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: N/A
Sponsor: Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC.
Authoring Institution: Organization for Rehabilitation through Training, Geneva (Switzerland).
Identifiers - Location: Africa; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Gabon
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A