EU commits to assisting Botswana in training
Monday, March 22, 2010
Head of the European Union delegation to Botswana, Ambassador Paul Malin commended the National Human Resource Development Strategy (NHRDS) for addressing both education and training as well as the needs of employers.
Speaking at the launch of NHRDS, Ambassador Paul Malin said it links the different stages of education from early childhood development to primary, secondary and tertiary education, then skills training and development then sets them in the context of employment and life long learning, as part of developing a labour force for a modern economy.
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