International Development Grant
National Industrial Certification Centre (CNCI) Capacity Development - Phase II
Project Number: CA-3-A032272001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $4,601,978.00
Start Date: November 30, 2004
End Date: August 31, 2010
Duration: 5.7 years
Project Description
The goal of this project is to contribute to the modernization of Cuba's basic industries. Its purpose is to strengthen the Ministry of Basic Industry institutions that provide technical training worker certification industrial certification and performance monitoring. The role of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) is to facilitate the capacity development of Cuban staff involved in instructional institutional and program support functions; to collaborate with Cuban counterparts in the design development and implementation of a sustainable computer-managed distance learning system; to strengthen certification systems for workers and industrial processes; and to establish performance monitoring project management and internal monitoring capabilities. Benefiting from the lessons learned during the first phase of this project the current project involves capacity development assignments in Cuba and Canada led by specialists from NAIT Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) and other Government of Alberta agencies.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results as of August 2010 (end of project) include: this project has helped to certify over 10 000 industrial workers (e.g. machinists welders electricians operators etc.) to internationally recognized standards in the most advanced industries in Cuba. The capacity of Cuba’s National Center for Industrial Training (CNCI) was strengthened with the introduction of 39 new procedures in the areas of training industrial certification management and quality assurance. The project enhanced CNCI’s on-site training capacity through the delivery of new programmes and specializations as well as training of 36 new instructors. The project also enabled the delivery of distance learning an innovative approach to learning in Cuba. As of August 2010 distance learning produced 268 graduates in various fields as well as 16 CNCI instructors trained in distance delivery. Overall from 2005 to 2010 Cuba’s Ministry of Industry has issued 250 certifications for electricians instrumentation and millwright attesting to the increased modernization of the Cuban economy and related institutions.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
NAIT - Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
NGM Americas
Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Donor country personnel
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP