The government of Afghanistan in an effort to build the capacity of human resources in the war-torn nation launched an essential project titled Afghanistan Skill Development project (ASDP) on Tuesday.
Financed by the World Bank, Norway and the Untied States Agency for International Development (USAID), the 35 million U.S. dollar project would enable the Afghan government to establish long-term and short-term vocational training courses so as to boost the capacity and skills of courses attendants.
In his opening remarks, Afghan Vice President Ahmad Zia Masoud said that Afghanistan is facing skill shortage and Afghan children cannot compete at this time with the children from neighboring states.
"While our children are very intelligent, they cannot at this point compete with other children from the regions. We must make sure our system prepares them for the competition they face in the future," Masoud stressed.
Many foreign experts are seen in Afghan government departments serving as advisors helping the post-war nation to recover from war aftermaths.
"We also realize they (foreign experts) are here for short period of time and that we have to build the abilities of our young boys and girls to enable them to take the running of the country through the government and private sectors," Masoud further said.
Speaking on the occasion, Afghan Minister for Education Mohammad Hanif Atmar said that in line with the project, a national institute for Management and Administration will be established in the capital city Kabul besides having dozens of educational centers in provinces to present 150,000 skilled and professional human to society.
Source:Xinhua
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