The Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) established the Vocational Training Center (VTC) in 1976 to prepare technically inclined Afghan students to enter the energy sector workforce. While past conflicts in Afghanistan have limited the development of VTC, the U.S. Government started providing development support in 2006.
On April 5, USAID provided the VTC library with 334 new technical reference books and English dictionaries. The new additions to the library included beginner electrical engineering and mathematical text books, in addition to the English dictionaries. The selection of books was closely coordinated with the VTC instructors in an effort to provide books required for the start of the school year. VTC Director Engineer Tajenesa Besmil thanked USAID for its continued support, saying, “I hope that such kind of cooperation will continue in the future.” The instructors noted that the new books would help them prepare better class lectures by providing up-to-date technical information.