Government-funded agency International Cooperation and Development Fund (Taiwan ICDF) has sent three experts to help with a vocational training program in Burkina Faso as part of the agency’s efforts to improve people’s skills in machinery and electronics in the west African ally.
From July 13 to Aug. 28, the three experts are to be in the capital, Ouagadougou, to train locals as vocational trainers, Taiwan ICDF deputy secretary-general Lee Pai-po (李?浡) said yesterday.
The experts are expected to train about 100 people in electronics, motorized machinery, precision machinery, agricultural machinery, construction and agricultural product processing, Lee said.
It is part of the agency’s three-year program to cultivate vocational trainers in Burkina Faso, the agency added.
The program “is an important part of workers’ training,” Lee said.
Last year, the agency sent six experts to Burkina Faso to provide vocational training in agricultural machinery, furniture design, air conditioning, public health and various other fields, he added.
Taiwan ICDF promotes socio-economic development and economic relations in developing countries. It also offers humanitarian assistance.
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