Pilot project

Minister of Education and Human Resources, Dr Vasan Bunwaree told the National Assembly on Tuesday that the Mauritius Institute of Training and Development (MITD) will start a Professional Baccalaureate pilot project in 2012 following the construction of a new training centre in Central Flacq at a cost of Rs34 million.

Mr Bunwaree, who was answering a question from his colleague and backbencher Mr Dhiraj Khamajeet, added that the Professional Baccalaureate course was chosen after two French consultants conducted a study and recommended its introduction as the course which is currently being run in MITD centres, the “Brevet de Technicien”, is being phased out.

According to Mr Bunwaree, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has already been contacted to make provision for the training programme under the Public Sector Investment Sector. The plot of land on which the training centre is to be built is of an area of three arpents and was acquired on February 17, 2005.

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