84 - A worrying trend in the education system: Crooked dealings have been observed in the area of educational qualifications and diplomas; school reports are often subjected to forgery; non-respect for deliberation standards is often observed. The recruitment, teacher transfers, counselling of students at all levels, student enrolment, the preparation of examinations and tests, these are the highly sensitive activities which give rise to attempts at corruption. 17.2.1.3. Secondary Technical Education. This education is a long way from being free and compulsory. Nonetheless we are making efforts to improve this level of education. Secondary Technical Education seeks to improve the quality and quantity of secondary technical education for the promotion of self-employment and contribution to the socio-economic development of the country through: -the implementation of planning and development instruments for technical education, -increasing the network of secondary technical schools of up to 3% by 2015, - adapting the training to the needs of the job market, -increasing the percentage of girls in secondary technical education. The general comment made in relation to technical education is the inappropriateness of this system of education in relation to the socio-economic realities of the country. The infrastructure provided for it is insufficient and highlights an evident imbalance in terms of its distribution. One of the features of technical education in Burundi is the chronic deficiency of teaching staff and its educational instability. Technical education also suffers from inadequate financial resources in relation to its requirements, which results in insufficient materials and equipment. In order to strengthen technical education, the project « Support for Secondary Technical and Professional Education (ASTP) deals with 3 aspects: - Rehabilitation and extension of technical schools. - Training of education advisers from the Technical Education Study Bureau (BEET) and the teachers of the technical schools.