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Iraqis Reopen Vocational School in Baghdad

FrontLines - May 2009

By Ashtar Analeed Marcus

BAGHDAD, Iraq—A vocational school for 700 students has reopened in Baghdad with USAID assistance. The Mada’in District Council reopened Salman Pak Industrial School March 24.

The school aims to improve business and job skills through classes in sewing, generator maintenance, welding, automotive repair, plumbing, electrical installation, masonry, and carpentry.

Iraqi officials called the renovation of Salman Pak Industrial School an important community priority, after insurgent attacks destroyed much of the building.

Short-term jobs for unemployed laborers and long-term jobs for the staff were created by the school’s construction. The Iraqi Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Mada’in District Council worked with USAID’s Provincial Reconstruction Team representative, U.S. military, and local security officials to complete the project.

“The reopening of the school will provide Iraqis with useful skills in a competitive job market and local employers with a qualified labor force that increases their productivity,” USAID’s Director in Iraq, Christopher D. Crowley, said.

The MoE offers technical and vocational training in the last three years of secondary education. There are 154 industrial vocational education schools in Iraq, according to the ministry.

USAID invested $600,000 in the project as a part of its country- wide efforts to help create an environment for stability and establish the conditions for long-term development to take hold in violence-affected areas.

The Iraqi government contributed $58,000 in labor and in cleanup and disposal. The MoE will continue to maintain the building grounds, provide full-time security, and retain qualified teachers. ★

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