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Chinese Government provides grant for National Institute for Professional Preparation Construction Project

Funder	China Ministry of Commerce
Recipient Organization	Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Country	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Start Date	Nov 07, 2019
End Date	Jun 16, 2027
Duration	2,778 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`92394`

Grant Description

On August 8, 2018, the DRC’s Minister of State in charge of Labor and Employment announced that an effort was underway to conduct a feasibility study of a potential project to construct a vocational training complex for the National Institute for Professional Preparation (INPP) in the city of Kolwezi.

Then, on November 7, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo signed a memorandum of understanding regarding the implementation of the National Institute for Professional Preparation Construction Project. China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) committed an unknown amount of grant funding for the project.

The purpose of the project is to construct and equip an ultramodern vocational center for the National Institute for Professional Preparation (INPP) in the city of Kolwezi within the province of Lualaba.

The center will seek to create more skilled labor so that the country does not have to rely heavily on foreign labor from mining companies.

Upon completion, the vocational center is expect to provide training in general mechanics, automotive, hydropneumatics, special welding, plumbing, electrical engineering, refrigeration and air conditioning, cutting and sewing, IT, driving heavy machinery, agri-food, building and civil engineering, metal construction, and automobile technical inspection.

As of April 2021, preparatory work for the project was still underway. Then, in April 2022, the Chinese Ambassador to the DRC visited the project site.

📋 Staff Comments

1. The Chinese project title is 援刚果（金）科卢维奇职业技术培训中心项目 or 科卢维奇职业技术培训中心项目 or 援刚科卢韦齐职业培训中心项目. The French project title is projet de construction d’un centre ultramoderne de l’Institut national de préparation professionnelle (Inpp) à Kolwezi or le projet de construction d’un bâtiment ultramoderne de l’INPP-Kolwezi.

📚 Sources & References

援刚果（金）科卢维奇职业技术培训中心项目实施协议正式签署
援刚果（金）科卢维奇职业技术培训中心项目实施协议正式签署
La ministre Néné Nkulu signe un protocole d’accord avec une délégation chinoise pour la construction d’un centre ultramoderne à Kolwezi
Les Chinois vont construire INPP/Kolwezi
RDC : 50 millions USD de la Chine pour construire un centre culturel à Kinshasa
RDC : le volume du commerce entre la Chine et le pays en 2020 a atteint 9 milliards USD
Un bâtiment ultra moderne de l’INPP bientôt érigé à Kolwezi _ BA SANGO YA CONGO KINSHASA
Franchement Maghulu Twitter
Lualaba : Plus de doute ! Le début des travaux de la construction à Kolwezi du plus grand centre de formation de l’Afrique centrale n’est plus qu’une question de quelques mois.
INPP _ éclairage sur le séjour à Kolwezi du Dg a.i. Patrick Kayembe
RDC-INPP : voici les raisons du séjour du DG ai de l’INPP Patrick Kayembe Nsumpi à Kolwezi et Lubumbashi
Tshikuya Kayembe Twitter, 50 millions USD de la Chine pour construire un centre culturel à Kinshasa
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