Burkina Faso: Vocational training at the heart of the National Education Week
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National Education Week: education stakeholders reflect on the challenges of vocational training (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The CCEB/BF is holding the fourth National Education Week in Burkina Faso from 26 to 31 October 2026, focused on technical and vocational training. The minister's representative noted that only five of every hundred pupils entering sixth grade choose these tracks, and the national goal is 60% by…
Burkina Faso: Vocational training at the heart of the National Education Week (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The 4th National Education Week runs from 26 to 31 October 2026 with a focus on technical and vocational training. The event brings together public authorities, civil society and the private sector to bring training closer to employment.
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