Expert group meeting on education and training for development in Africa : Addis Ababa 7-12 December 1970

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United Nations

Economic Commission for Africa Manpower and Training Section

Addis Ababa .

EXPERT GROUP MEETING ON EDUCATION AND TRAINING

- ■ FOR DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

(Addis Ababa, 7-12 December 1970) t'

AIDE-MEMOIRE

Project No. and Description: Project 45(d)

.-.-. ?^e;,ine^"fci»g will be the main regional contribution to the

^r?:!"t;®^.:Na'fcions Programme for the observance of 1970, as, the, International Education Xear, It. is designed to initiate,a series of expert level meetings to foetus attention upon the

policies, modalities and problems of re-orientating th? educational and training systems, and programmes in Africa to serve-national economic and social development needs and priorities during the United Nations Second Development Decade^. .This.firSt meeting will deal with the design of the structure of the educational system

and training programmes for rural development and for industrialization and, with the forms and priorities of external assistance required

In accoi^atfce with the educational and training strategies of the

2. Origin and Authority

(i) United Nations General..Assembly Resolution 23O6(XXII)

designating 1970 as the International. Education Year;

(ii) ECA programme of work arid priorities, 196"9-197O: Project 45U), approved at the kinth1 session "of fhe Commi&ion.

3. Project Justification

By its Terms of Reference the ComiB±ssi.bn< i& :con<tohed with . all constraints to accelerated economic and social development

in the region. The present low level of development of'human

resources has been identified as a major constraint to overall

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development, especially in the rural 'areas wid ch contain over 80 per cent of the African population. Education and training to improve the capaM1 i.t: ~n of African workers and peasants through the acquisition of the appropriate1 knowledge;*: skills and attitudes constitute the major companeo't of a human .resources development programme, The Coinmisigi^nj^whils't interested' in the entire spectrum of education for the development of the -whole man, delimits itself to those aspectB of education and training

which have immediate hearing upon,.and relevance to the supply of,

and demand for manpower "Tor "s'ust'aTnVd""economic and social development,

;*Thisdeii'Mitation -6f the fieStt of "itl'iet^it has" "been 'sometimes described/ for the:-sak^ of Brevity, a-s^Bevelopiiient Education, and coHipfise^ ^also prevodationa'l education1 xa^d'vocational/technical

training. r!Oêi"";p"r"^seJnt'prc?êcft-fails wl'în1J this" atfea '"'Mere the n ffie cplIab'oTatl'd-il l6it"''tiie 'Specialized df %a?t'iorik faittiiyi:f6"r" ;i î

4. ^Oti.iedtiV-e-of Meeting>0-■■r '- " ' ■ " "■""':"

The objective of the meeting is to identify atruci^ural and

programme deficiencies in the systems of education ajid training

in Africa,' especially in the context of the .priority being .given

to rural development and the acceleration of industrialization. The

main focus of the meeting will be on (i) formal education; and

(ii) out-of-school education and traini^¥o-r;-sch6ol"'reavers, workers and adult.dllite^ateB (mainly farjners)* I-t is :hoped: that broad skills profiles wq.t,l(i also ;be .i^entifie^V in *^ iigh:tL of employment

possibilities, as a gui^e to educational, structural and programme modifications. The outcome. of._ this, seminar,, it. is further hoped, will provide guidelines to national educational planners and

programmers, suggestions for research, and- specific recommendations

for international action toas&ist African Governments, Organizations and Institutions in their huHnan: resources development and utilization

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5* Place and Duration

The meeting will be held at the Headquarters, of the United

Nations Economic Commisbion- for Africa in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

from Monday, 7 through Saturday, 12 December 1970, It is hoped to

hold a preliminary meeting of Consultants and the UiTESCO representatives at 3.00 p.m. on Saturday, 5 December.

6. Seminar Programme - ; :

Details of the seminar programme are outlined in Annex I.

7- Working Languages ~ "" "

English and French with simultaneous interpretation facilities,

8. Participants

(a) About nine to ten African experts in the field of general,

technical, vocational, commercial, adult, and teacher education, educational administrators and economists from the English and French-speaking countries of Africa are being invited to

participate in the meeting, in their personal capacity and not as representatives of States, Organizations or Institutions*

, (b) In addition, three to four experienced and internationally

recognized scholars and administrators in the field of

education and training from Africa, Asia, Europe and Horth America

are being invited to assist the Meeting as Consultants/Resouroe

Personnel. _

(c) The United Nations Specialized Agencies, international organizations

and foundations, and donor agencies are also -tieing invited to send their experts to participate in the meeting.

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9. Financing ■ .. . ;..;;■ ■;. L:. i..

(i) The meeting is financed' from the regular budget of the

. - i:■< . United-Nations Economic Commission, ifot Africa.

(ii) The cos't of return" air travel and daily subsistence allowance (at prevailing" United Nations rates for Addis Ababa, which

is US$17.0O) for invited African experts and bonsultants will be defrayed by the United Nations. The expenses of other

participants will be borne by their own'agencies or organizations.

10. Co-operating Agencies

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UNESCO is assisting the meeting by way of do~cumentation, and has ':'""" already nominated a high-level three-man team of experts. It is

hoped that the ILO, ?A0, UNIDO, IT::ICEF, USAID, the German Foundation for Developing Countries, Swedish International

"Developing Agencies and other" agencies will cb-

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'11. iDocumentation .:■ ■ ■* ■ ■*<- ■ -■ ;i

L 'Every endeavour is being made "to keep down :th'e volume of documentation. In order to alio;V"md¥e time'for the discussion of ' the topics it is hoped that participants Vould have read the basic

papers th^t will-be sent to them. Partiedpants may, however, select one or two sub-topics .In . their field of. competence and interest and: prepare a brief (2,to 3 P^ges) on their country experience or experiment so that the consideration of strategies, structures

and programmes could be related to actual on-go.ing systems, programmes

and projects. If further details are required by the meeting

participants, then they should be in a position to elaborate.

12, Accommodation

Hotel reservations will be made by the ECA on behalf of the experts and consultants, who will be obliged to meet their bills themselves. The SCA will make reservations for other participants,

on the same basis, if requested to do so.

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13. Enquiries

All enquiries about the meeting sho .Id be directed to:

The Head

Manpower and Training Section Economic Commission for Africa P.O.Box 3001

Addis Ababa Ethiopia

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United Nations

Economic Commission for Africa Manpower and Training Section Addis Ababa

EXPERT GKObP MEETING ON EDUCATION AWO TRAIffSHG .,■ FOR .5EV:ELQPMENT .IN AFRICA^ k- . . ;

(Addis Ababa, 7-12 December 1970)

A N. 1} EX I. . , .

TOPICS K),R DISCUSSION .... . ■

, ., ■ = Theme: Educational, Orientation, for the. Se.cond Development Decade

..Agenda Item 3: . . ' ' ..-...:

■ : ■ introductory discussion on relating African education to economic

' •■■■' and social; development needs and: priori-ties.

Agenda Item 4:

The design of education and training for rural development

4-1 - The integrated approach to rural development.

4.2 - Formal education % modification of striic-turey-'Ge-n-tent and

.:; . . , orientation for rural economic, and social, development,

.. .,.4.3—."Pre-vo-cational--^preparation;-for ■-ru-ral--o<JciApati-ons.

4.4 - Vocational training programmes for out-of-echool rural youth,

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4«5 - Non-formal development-oriented education for adult rural workers,

4«5^1 - Training farmers for increased productivity.

4.5-2 - Functional literacy programmes.

4.6 - The training of teachers and instructors for rural

institutions*

4.7 - Ancillary services : educational and vocational guidance.

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Annex I -.*■■.- .. ■ -• *

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Agenda Item 5= '"'"'" ' ■ ' ' " '

The design of education and training for industrialization

5.1 - Industrial skills requirements.

5.2 - Educational and training priorities for industrialization.

5.2.1 - Science and technology: policies, programme priorities and problems of implementation.

5t2.2.- Pre-Vocational"preparation for industrial occupations

5.2.3 - Training facilities and programmes for industrial skills.

5.2.4 - Training facilities and programmes for related r--accountancy-and- secretarial skills.

5- 2.5 - Management"* and' 1 eaderstiip training programmes,

with special reference to industrial entrepreneurship,

.'._ ....J 5*3- -^ ...Training-.of-teachers--:-.-sciene-e, technical-,-commercial;

vocational instructors.

Agenda-Item 61 : - .. ■

External assistance for education and training in the 1970'ss

" ;'f6rmsr:and priorities ih; relation: to educational strategies

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Annex I Pa^e 3

DOCPMEETCB

Agenda Item 3:

1. International Development Strategy for the If7O-*s r Human Development - Human Resources in the Second Development

,. Decade. : (United Nations.: a/aC.141/L,19).-

2. Educating for development by William J. Platt. (UNESCO IEY Special Unit Pamphlet No.5, 1970).

Agenda Item 4s

3. Education in the rural areas: Draft outline proposals for

a modified structure. (ECA secretariat. E/CK.14/ )

Working Paper.

4. Educational provisions in relation to manpower needs

(Report by P.D.Patterson and E.B. Evans) ECA-MPTR-14/1970.

5. Functional literacy as a factor in development, (UNESCO IEY Special Unit Pamphlet No.l, 1970).

Background Paper

6. The situation, problems and trends in agricultural education

and training in the Africa region (FAD EU : AET/6).

7- Vocational training for farming and related rural occupations,

(PAO RU:AET/l2).

Agenda Item 5:

Q9 Africa's requirements of trained manpower for industriali

zation and educational implications (ECA secretariat.

E/CN.14/ ).

9. Educational provisions in relation to manpower needs.

(Report by P.D.Patterson and E.B.Evans). ECA-MPTR-14/1970.