Egypt's Ministry of Manpower announced on Sunday said that the Training and Qualification Fund has spent a total of 287 million Egyptian pounds on vocational training and rehabilitation programmes since its establishment in 2003. These remarks came during a meeting between Mohamed Gobran, minister of manpower, and the board of directors of the Training and Rehabilitation Fund, held on Sunday at the Ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital (NAC). Minister Saafan discussed the Ministry's effort to improve vocational training with partners. The board reviewed the fund's finances, a presentation report, and the progress of training activities and funding for training centres and programmes. Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English Subediting: M. S. Salama