Chinese Government provides $28 million grant for Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Cinfotec) Construction and Equipping Project

On April 24, 2019, the Chinese Government and the Government of Angola signed a $28 million grant agreement for the Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Cinfotec) Construction and Equipping Project. The purpose of the project is to construct and equip the Integrated Vocational Training Centre (Cinfotec) outside the city of Huambo in Fátima district and Huambo province. Upon completion, Cinfotec will be owned by Angola’s Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security (MAPTSS) and it is expected to have have five buildings that will house training and administrative areas, a library, an amphitheater, 6 classrooms, 28 laboratories and 6 workshops. Theoretical and practical classes will be given in the areas of Mechanics and Production, Information Technologies, Meteorology, Electro-medicine, Electricity and Mechatronics. Upon completion, it is expected that the center will be able to accommodate, on average, 1,240 students per day. Zhongding International Construction Group Co., Ltd. is the contractor responsible for implementation. The project was originally scheduled to commence in 2018. However, it did not officially commence until February 20, 2021. As of December 2021, the project had achieved a 55% completion rate.

Additional details

1. The Portuguese project title is Construção e apetrechamento do Centro Integrado de Formação Tecnológica (CINFOTEC). The Chinese project title is 援安哥拉职业技能培训中心项目. 2. One source suggests that the monetary value of the grant commitment was RMB 128 million rather than $28 million. This issue warrants further investigation.

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