PREAMBLE WE, the Heads of State or Government of The Republic of Angola The Republic of Botswana The Kingdom of Lesotho The Republic of Malawi The Republic of Mauritius The Republic of Mozambique The Republic of Namibia The Republic of South Africa The Kingdom of Swaziland The United Republic of Tanzania The Republic of Zambia The Republic of Zimbabwe CONSIDERING Article 21 of the Treaty which provides for areas of co-operation and Article 22 which provides for CONCLUSION of Protocols which may be necessary in AGREED areas of co-operation; AWARE that human centred development is one of the most essential means by which to achieve the objectives of the Treaty; RECOGNISING that the development of human capital to its fullest potential is the sine qua non for tackling socio- economic problems facing the Region; RECOGNISING FURTHER that high literacy and numeracy are the major contributory factors to the achievement of sustainable development; ACKNOWLEDGING that socio-economic and technological research is crucial for sustainable development; ACKNOWLEDGING FURTHER that no SADC Member State can alone offer the full range of world quality education and training programmes at affordable costs and on a sustainable basis; MINDFUL of the fact that programmes of human resource development, utilisation and increased productivity must have both national and regional dimensions; CONVINCED that in education and training a concerted effort by Member States is necessary to adequately equip the Region for the 21st century and beyond; CONVINCED FURTHER that a concerted effort can only be effected through the implementation of coordinated comprehensive and integrated programmes of education and training that address the needs of the Region; DESIROUS of launching a concerted effort to achieve the above mentioned aims; HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS: 2