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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE TECHNICAL AID CORPS SCHEME

As the programme was right from the onset, conceived as an instrument of foreign policy, the Directorate was for obvious reasons made a parastatal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Directorate is thus saddled with overall management and general administration of the scheme. This involves the conduct of recruitment and orientation exercises for volunteers. Also included are the deployments of volunteers on their final return to the country. In carrying out these responsibilities, the Directorate is guided by the following policy goals and objectives;...read more »

TAC MODE OF OPERATIONS

In practical terms, the TAC scheme operates on biennial basis. Individual volunteers are therefore expected to mandatorily serve for 24 months in their respective countries of deployment. TAC operates through the concept of legal instrument refers to as TAC country agreement. The agreement represents the legal framework, which spells out the obligations and responsibilities of both Nigeria and the recipient countries. The operation of the scheme in any recipient country is largely predicated on the signing of this agreement. It is however pertinent to point out that deployment of volunteers to the recipient countries is strictly based on the assessed and perceived needs of the States more especially as one of the main goals and objectives of the scheme is to compliment the socio-economic development of the beneficiary countries. The scheme draws from the large pool of Nigeria's well-trained manpower to provide volunteers requested by these countries ...read more »

IMPACT OF THE TAC SCHEME

The scheme has evidently provided the much-needed focus on Nigeria's Foreign Aid Technical Assistance Policy. It has given a positive boost to the conduct of Nigeria's foreign policy especially as it relates to its efforts at enhancing both sub-regional and regional cooperation. The scheme has equally invigorated the noble idea of actualizing the much needed South-South Cooperation in terms of sharing and exchanging of human resource, technology and knowledge. ...read more »

LINKS WITH FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMMES

The operation of TAC Scheme had attracted the interest of International Organisations and Development Agencies such as the UN Volunteer Service (UNVS). Currently, TAC Scheme is one of the institutions being considered by the commonwealth for participation in capacity building in Transitional and post-Conflict Countries.