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In the years 2023 and 2024, ETDPA participates in volunteer services that are estimated to have a financial value of 681,200.00 birr. We express our sincere appreciation to all individual professionals and organizations that dedicate their time and efforts. To acknowledge their contributions, ETDPA provides certificates of appreciation to all volunteers.

The Ethiopian Training and Development Professionals Association (ETDPA) successfully completed its school project at Dejazmach Wondirad Secondary School in 2024. This school served as the second pilot school in Addis Ababa for the year. The training session was led by Workineh Nigussie, Biruk Workneh, and Mesganaw Getinet. Feedback received from participants highlighted the significant benefits

ETDPA recently completed a needs assessment for the 2024 high school graduates in Addis Ababa. The purpose of this assessment was to equip them with exam management skills and raise awareness about Technical and Vocational Skill trainings for their future plans. As a result of the assessment, ETDPA has developed a short-term training manual and

Today, I had the pleasure of engaging in a fruitful discussion with esteemed representatives from various professional associations in African countries. Our focus was on fostering collaboration among African professional associations and establishing the African Professional Association Alliance (APAA). This alliance aims to bring together representatives from different countries such as Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda,

I had a meeting today with Dr. Gena Rhoades, the department head of the U.S. Embassy Regional English Language Office (RELO), to discuss collaborating with ETDPA. Additionally, we talked about the Ethiopian Professional Association Alliance and met with Fredrick, the former president of the African Lake Zone English Language Consortium and current president of ELPAK,

The Ethiopian Training and Development Professionals Association, /ETDPA/, held a presentation on their volunteer service database for representatives from various organizations. The volunteer service database plays a crucial role in auditing volunteer services, recognizing outstanding volunteers, calculating volunteer costs, preparing annual technical reports, conducting research, and more. This initiative will greatly benefit the association. Certainly!