Liberia programs / Liberia project 669-0131 · 1978–1982 · Aurora Associates, Inc.
GRANT IS PROVIDED TO THE GOVT OF LIBERIA TO RESTRUCTURE THE SECONDARY VOCATIONAL PROGRAM AT THE BOOKER WASHINGTON INSTITUTE (BWI) TO PRODUCE EMPLOYABLE GRADUATES AT AFFORDABLE COSTS FOR IDENTIFIED MIDDLE-LEVEL MANPOWER SKILL REQUIREMENTS. SHORT AND LONG TERM FORMAL TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR KEY ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF. IN SERVICE AND ON-THE-JOB TRAINING INCLUDING WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS WILL ALSO BE PROVIDED ON A CONTINUING BASIS. A 3-YEAR CURRICULUM WILL BE DEVELOPED WITH A MIX OF APPROXIMATELY 60% TRADE TRAINING AND 40% ACADEMIC STUDIES. THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION PROGRAM WILL BE ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED IN MODULAR FORM. INDIVIDUAL MODULES AND LEARNING PACKAGES WILL BE PREPARED FOR EACH VOCATIONAL SPECIALTY. REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION WILL INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE SPECIFIED CURRICULUM IN ONE OF THE VOCATIONAL SPECIALTIES ALONG WITH CERTIFICATION BY THE STANDARDS COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUC AND TRAINING. A CERTIFICATE WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE STUDENT'S DIPLOMA WHICH WILL DETAIL THE PROFICIENCY ACHIEVED IN A PARTICULAR SPECIALTY. THIS WILL PROVIDE EMPLOYERS WITH EVIDENCE OF SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS FO BWI G
Source: DEC abstract, PD-AAC-749-B1 (1978). The source's own text.
Operated in: Liberia.
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| Title | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|
| VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROJECT | 1980 | Evaluation-type document |
| Name | Role | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Associates, Inc. | implementer | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
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Operated in Liberia, 1978 to 1982 4 sources
Scope: country: Liberia. The award code belongs to this country's mission. High confidence.
How sure we are: 0.9.
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDC-1406-I-01-1063 |
| 1982 |
| Stated in a document |
| 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| USAID. Mission to Liberia | 1982 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| USAID. Mission to Liberia | 1978 | Stated in a document | 2 sources |
| USAID. Ofc. of the Auditor General. Area Auditor General | 1980 | Stated in a document | 1 source |
| Name | Years | Basis | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1978 to 1982 | Stated in a document | 4 sources |
Sector profile (computed): Economic opportunity (microenterprise, jobs, skills, poverty reduction) 37%; Basic education (early childhood, primary, secondary, literacy, teachers) 33%; Civil society 6%
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Program key prj:6690131