Vocational training: integrated information system project at centre of working session

Tunis: The follow-up of the implementation of a project to put in place an integrated information system to manage vocational training activities and propose management methods was at the heart of a working session held Friday. The meeting brought together Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Lotfi Dhieb, members of the project steering committe, head of "Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa-THAMM' project Hélène Hammouda and representative of the French office of Migration and Integration (OFII) Saber Neffati. The project, the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training said in a press release, is designed to put in place a system to monitor in real time the activities of private sector vocational training facilites so as to upgrade services provided to sector stakeholders. The integrated information system will foster data exchange and provide statistics needed in the follow-up, appraisal and decision-making. The project, Minister Lo tfi Dhieb said, fits within international cooperation between the ministry, the European Union and the OFII. It is a strategic project intended to secure the sector's good governance to better meet the needs of all players. It is also aimed to improve services and adapt them to international quality standards so as to enhance vocational training - seen as a pathway to success for several developed countries. There is likewise need to speed up the implementation of the different components of the project and convene periodic meetings to address possible challenges. OFII Representative in Tunisia said the office is fully committed to intensifying cooperation and technical coordination with the ministry in implementing this project. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse