Trained manpower requirements for accelerated economic development in the west African sub-region

Abstract

In the context of this paper, manpower relates to high-level manpower (HLMP), which may be defined as trained manpower having at least the equivalent of secondary school certificate or specialized technical and vocational training. Manpower requirements is taken to mean "the minimum requirements of manpower trained in modern skills to make possible sustained economic growth and modernization and to provide a gradually improving health service.