The Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training manages the main vocational training structure in Yemen, and is responsible for:

			vocational and technical centres
			vocational institutes
			technical institutes.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research oversees community colleges and various ministries manage other types of training in specific industries such as telecommunications, fishing, oil and banking.

There are now over 187 private sector institutions authorised to conduct training, many of them in the Amanah of Sana’a and Hadramout provinces. They offer short courses in subjects such as computing, administrative skills, management and accounting.

International co-operation

The Ministry has worked to develop international relations to build the TEVT system in Yemen. This has taken the form of agreements, memorandums of understandings, executive programmes, and work plans with countries including Saudi Arabia, Syria, the Netherlands and France.

Highlights of these activities include:

			organising study tours to gain experience
			receiving delegations from Korea, China and Canada and learning about vocational education training trends in other countries
			carrying out training courses in Korea, Egypt, Japan and India for teachers, instructors and administrative cadres in subjects including information and telecommunications technology
			linking vocational education training with the labour market and private sector requirements
			determining the training needs for headmasters of vocational and technical institutes.

International partners

As part of these activities, the Ministry has worked with:

			UNESCO
			Arabic Organization for Culture, Science and Education
			Islamic Organization for Culture Science and Education
			German Development Institute
			German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)
			Dutch Administrative Program
			Japan International
			Cooperative Agency
			Korean Bank for Import and Export.