shoulal be explored ln accordance vrith development needs.^/40/549Engllsh Page 13 50. Tbe German Democratic RePublic nakea available to developlng countrres material and human resources, its experience ln the fietds of training. and advanced training of national personnel. since 1970 nore than 60,500 citizens of those countries rrere qualified in the Gernan Democratic RePublic. Foreigners staying in the German Democratic Republlc for training enjoy the sane rights and benefits as lhe citizens of the Gernan Democratlc Republlc. Training of nalional peraonnel from developlng countries reaPonds to lbe countries' specific conditions and needs. Apart from the tralnlng of skllled hDrkera, the Gernan Denocratic Republic nakes also a conaiderable contribution to tralnlng nediun-level personnel such as technicians, cechnologists and forenen, and to educating cadre6 at instltutions of higber learning. 51. The Gernan Denocra!ic Republic supPorts ahort-!erm trainihg and advanced training of technical personnel for aII branches of induatry, agriculture, transport. conatruction and the service sector. For thls PurPose the lraininq services to be rebdered are agreed upon with the develoPlng countries themselves and are focused on their concreEe needs and objectlves. 52. To further lmprove training of foreign citizens in the Gernan Dernocratic Republic, an fnsticute of vocational DeveloPrnent was eatablished in Berlin' 53. The training of vocatlonal teaching staff Plays a special part in this' Besidea teacher training in Che rnore traditional fields of engineerlng' teo-year courses specializinq in vocational craining have been run Eince 1982 at the Inslitut fur BerufspSdagogik (Institute for vocationaL Education). Thia rnstitute also organizes courseg for advanced training of vocational managerial personnel fron developing councries and holds scientiflc conferences and sympoaia on vocational ceacher training. 54. The Gernan Denocratic Repub.lic has at lte dispoEal a great number of vocational training exPerts who in nany develoPing couDtrles participate in the creation of national syscerns of vocational training and imPart experience in the
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the German Democratic Republic's (GDR) efforts in training and capacity-building for developing countries, focusing on human resources and vocational development. The GDR seems to be sharing its expertise and experience in training and advanced training of national personnel, which suggests a strong emphasis on education and employment.

**Category**
Education, Employment