The Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Koffi N’Guessan, is satisfied with the skills strengthening that the Indian government offers to young people so that they can be easily integrated into activities. It was Friday, 23 September 2022 in Abidjan, on India’s Technical and Economic Cooperation Program Day (ITEC Day).

“Technical and vocational training is a real priority for the Ivory Coast government. This is technological advancement, training in a promising trade, aimed at solving youth unemployment, and I am very pleased with the multifaceted support India is providing to this sector, to strengthen youth skills for good integration. -Do it professionally, said the Minister

In this spirit, Koffi N’Guessan said he was grateful for the availability of Indian Ambassador Sailas Thangal, for the planned training for the younger and younger Ivory Coast in India. “This is a training course that focuses, among other things, on governance of public structures, e-waste treatment and recycling technologies, energy systems, sustainable development goals, as well as internship proposals in various fields”, said Koffi N’ Tebak. And to assure the ambassador that: “from now on, various opportunities will be taken and made available to our population, especially young people to strengthen their professional skills”

It should be noted that Itec is a bilateral assistance program of the Indian government which allows international candidates from developing countries to participate in training courses, internships or professional capacity building trainings.

100 scholarships in various fields

The Ambassador of India in Ivory Coast, Sailas Thangal, for his part, determined that the Day aims to enable former students who have benefited from the Itec program, to present their experiences and thereby bring other young people to be interested in this. different courses.

Sailas Thangal points out that within the framework of this training program, India is providing 100 scholarships to Cte d’Ivoire in various fields including rural development, management, entrepreneurship, IT. For him, this program will make India better known for the good cooperation between the two countries.

During this ceremony, a video presentation of the different training courses and information about the Itec program was shown. Former program beneficiaries also shared their experiences.

Many Ivory Coast students, journalists, communications professionals, or agents from other sectors of the activity take part.