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Scotland funds Malawi vocational education training |
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Tuesday, 27 November 2007 |
A project aimed at developing the professional skills of college staff in Malawi will receive a £60,000 funding boost from the Scottish Government, External Affairs Minister, Linda Fabiani announced today.
The Capacity Building of the Malawi Vocational Sector project aims to
ensure that college principals, deputy principals and lecturers in
Malawi benefit from the help and experience of their Scottish
counterparts in improving classroom delivery and professional
development.
This will include funding for Scottish participants to travel to Malawi
to deliver leadership, quality assurance and teaching skills training.
Making the announcement at the Scottish Further Education Unit Annual Conference in Glasgow, Fabiani said:
"This funding injection will support the participating Scottish
colleges to complete the planning process to deliver the project in a
country with 13 colleges serving a population of 13 million people.
Scarce resources need to be used smartly and that's where the
excellence of the Scottish sector can help.
"I want all of Scotland's colleges to become involved in this inspiring
project - the potential for far reaching and long lasting benefit to
the whole of Malawi is immense."
Potential funding of up to £250,000 has been identified for future years of this project.
Graham Keith, director of Scotland's Colleges International, said: "The
experience of staff in Scotland's colleges has been of great benefit to
developing countries' vocational systems across the world.
"It is wonderful that Scotland's Government is using our expertise in
support of the people of Malawi and we look forward to making a big
difference to their future".
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