B: Progressive Streamlining of Secondary Education to the Needs of the National Economy and the Society 325- The professionalization of education, promotion of bilingualism and the teaching of national languages reflect the determination to progressively streamline secondary education to the needs of the national economy and the society. 1: Professionalization of Education 326- Syllabus reform, diversification of vocational training supply and the establishment of links between the education system and the professional world fall in line with matching training to employment. a: Syllabus Reform 327- Syllabus reform started in 2013. It consisted either in complete amendment (for general education) or some adjustments (for teacher training and technical education) of study programmes with the aim of providing effective solutions to the requirements of the modern world and technical and technological development. 328- General education is henceforth geared towards education according to the Skills-Based Approach (SBA). The reform that stated in 2014 with 6ème (Form I), was extended to 2nde (Equivelent to Form IV) with the signing of the Order of 23 August 2018 by the Minister of Secondary Education to define series and subjects studied in High School. The Order contains the obligation to conduct orientation and specialization. It enshrines the advent of Social Sciences and Cinematic Arts, and the teaching of Philosophy from 2nde. 329- The technical education reform focused on the rooting of 2nd year, 3rd year and 4th year programmes and the dissemination of the 21 training benchmarks of the 1st Cycle of Technical Education validated in 2014, preparation of the draft CAP regulations for its institutional validation and the technical validation of 8 programmes with specialization in Economic and Social Sciences and Trade205. Besides, there is the introduction of specialization in Maintenance of Heavy-duty Vehicles and Car Assembly that will be implemented along the Douala-Bangui corridor and Douala-Ndjamena corridor. In Tourism specialization, 2 study programmes have been validated comprising tourist accommodation and tourist entertainment as minor subjects. 330- With regard to teacher training, 2 new study programmes were implemented and 4 training benchmarks drawn up. b: Diversification of Vocational Training Supply 331- Vocational training supply was diversified in technical high schools. The Technical Agricultural High School Yabassi was opened in January 2017 with 134 students. It resulted from the Agreement signed between MINADER, MINEDUB, and MINESEC to implement the Steamlining of Education and Agricultural and Rural Training into school syllabuses in Cameroon. Provision of the state-of-the-art equipment for workshops continued in promising new areas such as Auto mechanics, Sheet Metal Processing, Jewellery-making in Government Technical High School Bertoua; Surveyor-Topographer in Government Technical High Schools Bafia, Bagante, and Nkambe; Industrial Chemistry, Hairdressing and Aesthetics in Government Technical High School Douala-Akwa; Electronic Systems Installation and Maintenance in Government Technical High Schools Bertoua, Garoua, and Nkolbisson; and Sanitary Installations in Government Technical High Schools Mbalmayo, and Molyko. 205 The programmes concerned the following subjects: Economic and Social Sciences, Business Economics, Applied Mathematics, Economics-based Applied Computer Sciences, Sales, Trade, Commercial Techniques and Vocational Practice. 60