Jean-Louis Moulot announces 136 new technical and vocational training institutions
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At a glance
- Côte d’Ivoire plans to build 136 new technical and vocational education and training institutions and structures.
- The government aims to raise the insertion rate for graduates from 46% in 2025 to 70% in 2030.
- It also plans to increase technical and vocational students’ share of secondary enrollment from about 5% to 9%, and girls’ participation in industrial programs from 18% to 30%.
Côte d’Ivoire plans to build 136 new institutions and training structures for technical and vocational education, Minister Jean-Louis Moulot announced in Abidjan.
The government wants the employment insertion rate for graduates of technical and vocational education and training to rise from 46% in 2025 to 70% by 2030. It also aims to increase the share of students in these programs from about 5% of secondary enrollment in 2025 to 9% in 2030.
Moulot, the minister delegated to the education minister and responsible for technical education, also set a target for greater participation by girls in industrial fields. Their share is expected to rise from 18% in 2025 to 30% in 2030.
He announced the plans on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, at UNICEF’s headquarters in Cocody-Riviera Golf, Abidjan. The occasion was a workshop launching the 2025-2026 statistical directory, alongside the presentation of the 2024-2025 edition.
Originally published by Fraternité Matin in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.