Yemen, JICA sign technical cooperation agreement

SANA'A, July 01 (Saba) - Ministry of Technical Education and
Vocational Training and Japan International Cooperation Agency
(JICA) signed on Wednesday the technical cooperation agreement for
training the Yemeni cadre in the marine technical institute in Aden
governorate.

Minister of Technical Cooperation and Vocational Training Ibrahim
Hajri and JICA's resident representative in Yemen signed the treaty.

The agreement includes providing 28 training scholarships in the
field of fisheries to students of Aden Marine Technical Institute to
cover local markets of qualified cadres.

According to the treaty, the students will get their training in
Tunisia. The scholarships are distributed in several
specializations, 11 in fields of marine mechanic, eight in
electricity and nine in field of cooling technology. They will be
provided through three phases during the period ( 2009-2011).

SA/MA