To be efficient, ATFP cuts training positions
12 September 2013
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The central director of the Tunisian Agency for Vocational Training (ATFP), Issam Kouti, indicated on Wednesday that the number of training positions available for the September 2013 session amounts to 32,000 compared to nearly 38,000 in 2012. He specified, in a statement to the TAP agency, that this decrease aims to improve the distribution of trainees among training centers to ensure more efficiency and better training quality. "The objective is to better meet the real needs of different economic companies, particularly those opting for apprenticeship training," he explained.
He announced that the year 2014 will see an increase in the capacity of vocational training and apprenticeship centers with the opening of four training centers in El Btan (in La Manouba), in Ibn Sina (in Tunis), in Medenine and in Grombalia (Nabeul governorate).
Mr. Kouti noted that the opening of new centers is not an objective in itself but aims to improve the quality of training and meet the needs of companies for skills.
He announced the creation of a new department in charge of student residences, indicating that the number of residences under the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment amounted to 84 in 2013 with a capacity of 16,984 trainees. 4792 training positions are available for high school graduates for the 2013/2014 year, in addition to 592 positions for holders of the professional technician certificate. For the higher technician certificate level, 36 specialties spread over 41 centers in 14 regions of the country are also available.
The 2013-2014 training session will also be marked by an increase, from 25 to 60 dinars, in the amount of the training grant awarded monthly to trainees following training in priority specialties. The grant is also awarded to trainees from needy families whose annual gross parental income does not exceed 10,000 dinars.
It should be noted that the number of priority specialties covered by the vocational training grant has increased from 98 to 200, including the agricultural, construction, textile-clothing, leather and footwear, and tourism sectors, in addition to craft trades. Priority specialties in the telecommunications sector have been removed.
WMC/TAP
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Published on September 11, 2013.
Posted online on September 12, 2013.
He announced that the year 2014 will see an increase in the capacity of vocational training and apprenticeship centers with the opening of four training centers in El Btan (in La Manouba), in Ibn Sina (in Tunis), in Medenine and in Grombalia (Nabeul governorate).
Mr. Kouti noted that the opening of new centers is not an objective in itself but aims to improve the quality of training and meet the needs of companies for skills.
He announced the creation of a new department in charge of student residences, indicating that the number of residences under the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment amounted to 84 in 2013 with a capacity of 16,984 trainees. 4792 training positions are available for high school graduates for the 2013/2014 year, in addition to 592 positions for holders of the professional technician certificate. For the higher technician certificate level, 36 specialties spread over 41 centers in 14 regions of the country are also available.
The 2013-2014 training session will also be marked by an increase, from 25 to 60 dinars, in the amount of the training grant awarded monthly to trainees following training in priority specialties. The grant is also awarded to trainees from needy families whose annual gross parental income does not exceed 10,000 dinars.
It should be noted that the number of priority specialties covered by the vocational training grant has increased from 98 to 200, including the agricultural, construction, textile-clothing, leather and footwear, and tourism sectors, in addition to craft trades. Priority specialties in the telecommunications sector have been removed.
WMC/TAP
Webmanagercenter.com
Published on September 11, 2013.
Posted online on September 12, 2013.
