21. The educational system is based on six years of primary education and three years of preparatory education, which together constitute the stage of compulsory free education, and three years of secondary education of the academic and vocational types, with their various branches. School textbooks are distributed free of charge to students at State primary and preparatory schools and at cost price to students at secondary schools. 22. Some of the educational services provided by the Ministry of Education with a view to ensuring the successful achievement of the objectives of the educational process are indicated below. Educational training 23. The purpose is to provide teachers, school principals and school inspectors with in-service training with a view to enhancing their skills and capabilities in order to enable them to discharge their functions in a competent and effective manner. This task is undertaken by the Educational Training Department at the Ministry of Education, the body responsible for supervising the training of personnel employed in all the general directorates at the headquarters of the Ministry and also in the provincial departments of education, in order to improve their professional performance in the teaching and administrative fields. This training includes the programmes described below.E/1982/3/Add.38/Rev.1 page 5 E/1982/3/Add.38/Rev.1 page 6 24. The training programme for kindergarten teachers up to the diploma level preceding the first university level began in the academic year 1981/82 with the training of teachers working in kindergartens rim by the private sector, as a token of the Ministry's support for that sector, which is responsible for the education of children at the pre-school age. The number of intakes, students and graduates up to the year 1987/1988 was as follows: N\aib.er..flf ..intakes. 5Nyimber of...studosts. 204Number of graduates 178 This programme was suspended at the end of the academic year 1987/88, since 
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The text appears to be discussing the educational system and training programs in a country, specifically mentioning the Ministry of Education, school principals, and teachers. The content is focused on education and training, with no mention of economic development, natural resources, or other related topics.

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Education