OREANDA-NEWS. July 21, 2011. An Uzbek-Swiss agreement on implementation of the project “Development of professional skills in the field of water management in Uzbekistan” was signed in Tashkent.

The document was inked by the first deputy minister of higher and specialized secondary education, director of the Center for specialized professional secondary education Jahongir Ismailov and the ambassador of Switzerland Ann Boti.

The goal of the project is to create a new model of cooperation among the professional colleges and water resources management enterprises in preparation and retraining professionals for the sector.

The three-year project will be implemented in nine colleges in Ferghana, Namangan and Andijan regions. They will become regional centers for training professionals for the water management, supply and canalization systems. Besides, working specialists will be able to raise skills in these colleges.

The signed project is part of the Agreement on technical and financial cooperation and humanitarian assistance signed between Uzbekistan and Switzerland in 2002. The share of the Swiss side in the project is USD 3.4 million.