Projects Management Unit, Ministry of Education, P.O. Box M 45, Accra, Ghana, Tel: (233-21) 220462, Ext. 176, Fax: (233-21) 223054

99 -- COTE D'IVOIRE: S8331 VOCATIONAL TRAINING SOL UN DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS ISSUE OF 6/16/1995, The government of the republic of Ghana has received a loan of USD 9 6 million from the international Development association (IDA) to assist financing the imnplementation of vocational skills and informal sector Project with total Project costs estimated at USD 12 4 million. The Project involves improvement of informal sector productivity in selected occupational areas and the reorientation of vocational skill provision in Ghana from a supply-driven to a demand-driven perspective to achieve this, the Project will include the following components 1 providing short competency based practical skill training of informal apprentices and master craftsmen in five skill areas, namely electrical installation refrigeration and air conditioning carpentry and joinery dress making and tailoring block making and masonry 2 ensuring that essential simple tools are available for sale to trainees at a subsidized price 3 supporting eligible Public and private training institutions 4 training program Development, evaluation and monitoring the goods, works and services to be fiananced from proceeds of the credit include construction of small office block in Accra modest rehabiilitation of facilities in eligible training institutions very simple tool kits for trainees interested firms that wish to be included on the mailing list to receive invitations to bid for each of the items described above are requested to contact the address indicated below opening of bids N/a financing the Project is financed by the international Development association (IDA) please contact the address indicated below for further information information on other world Bank Projects can be obtained from Mr. Tom Kelsey/MS. Janice mazur multilateral Development Bank operations U.S. Department of commerce, room 1107 14TH street and constitution avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20230 Tel: (202) 482-4332 Fax: (202) 273-0927 wb 326-416/95 Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Abidjan, Dept of State, Washington DC 20521 2010, Refer to T0057.. (0184)

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