A delegation from the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) visited Aswan on Monday to follow up vocational education development in the Upper Egypt governorate.

In press statements, GIZ projects executive director in Egypt Atef Abdel Malak underlined the importance of upgrading the vocational education mechanism, noting that GIZ is implementing projects in Sharqia, Gharbia and Aswan.

The agency works on developing four main sectors; namely industry, agriculture, tourism and quarries, he said.

Due to its regional political significance, Egypt is an important partner for Germany in the field of international cooperation. Since 1956, GIZ has been implementing projects in all parts of the country on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ also works on behalf of other German public sector clients and international organisations. In the country’s current situation, vocational training and the networking of managers and expert personnel have a particularly important role to play. At present, 50 seconded experts and 200 national staff members are working for GIZ in Egypt.

Source: MENA