KHOROG, October 26, 2009, Asia-Plus — On Saturday October 24, the School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) at Khorog Campus of the University of Central Asia (UCA) opened another training workshop — on processing sheet metals and training sanitary technicians – in Khorog.
Speaking at the workshop-opening ceremony, Rustam Yakovlev, the professional education program manager, UCA, noted that it was the third workshop on training local people in construction specialties. “In 2007, the workshops for training of layers, plasterers and tillers were opened here,” Yakovlev said.
Dilovar Butabekov, the head of the SPCE at UCA’s Campus in Khorog, noted that equipment for the workshop had been provided by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of Tajikistan with support from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
UCA’s School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE) is Central Asia’s first provider of formal, university-based, non-degree educational programs, offering vocational, professional development and personal improvement opportunities to youth and adults.
Established in 2006, SPCE is UCA’s first operational academic program, and has the mission of fostering economic development. It does this by responding to trends and needs in the local economies of the communities in which it operates and offering courses that improve employment and income generating opportunities for youth and adults, and professional development opportunities for mid-career professionals. By building vocational skills and professional competencies, SPCE will encourage entrepreneurship in the region and stimulate economic development.
