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The government of Liberia and France through the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a 10 million euro Grant agreement to support the national policy of Technical, Vocational and Educational training (TVET). In presence of Samuel D. Tweah, Minister of Finance, Terence Wills, French Ambassador and Mathilde Richelet, Representative of AFD.
The project will be developed by IECD (Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sport and the Ministry of Education to support the TVET policy and develop income generating agricultural sectors for a duration of 5 years.
The project aims at strengthening the TVET training system to improve the socio-professional integration of Liberian youth in the labor market. After 5 years, it is expected that at least 2.000 Liberian youth will be trained to highly needed technical qualifications in the fields of electricity, construction, agriculture and coding.
IECD will accompany 6 Vocational training centers to update their pedagogical models, their organization and economic model by reinforcing their connection with the private sector (Centers supported: Tumutu agricultural school, MVTC, Tubman High school, Booker Washington Institute, LOIC, Don Bosco)
Besides, a part of the grant will serve the development of sustainable and income-generating agricultural sectors in fish-farming and vegetable-gardening. The project will effectively be launched in September 2020. It has been delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis.
Press contact: Mathilde Richelet