Last, the project will support training for instructors and school management, and help in the updating of learning materials and assessment methods.
About 24,300 students will benefit from new training programs, modern teaching techniques, and hands-on training in rehabilitated workshops. More than 6,000 adults and out-of-school youth will also benefit from relevant short-term skills training from vocational schools.
ADB's assistance to the education sector in the Kyrgyz has evolved since the mid-1990s to support the Government in different stages of reforming and strengthening the general education system. The project is the first assistance in the country's vocational education sector.
The Government will contribute $3 million toward the project's total estimated cost of $13 million. The German Technical Cooperation Agency and the Swiss Association for International Cooperation will provide additional consulting inputs.
The Ministry of Labor and Social Protection is the executing agency for the project, which is due for completion around March 2011.
Asian Development Bank, Philippines
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