4.9 Training facilities offer formal qualification programmes for journalists as well as opportunities to upgrade their skills. ANALYSIS: There is no school of journalism in Cape Verde. On the other hand, all indications suggest that the government does not have a policy or strategy for the training of journalists. Many of the professionals in journalism have received training in other areas than in journalism, and it would be important if they were to receive some specific training in journalism. The few cooperation programmes that government has had in the past with other countries for the training of journalists no longer exist. Either by commission or omission, the media has been excluded from the cooperation programmes that Cape Verde has with its development partners. However, there are media courses at several universities in the country, albeit with very modest quality to achieve any significant success in the development of high quality journalism in Cape Verde. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 2, 1, 2 Average score: 2.1 4.10 Journalists and other media practitioners are organized in trade unions and/or professional associations. ANALYSIS: Yes. There is the Cape Verde Association of Journalists (AJOC) to which most journalists in Cape Verde belong. However, its presence has not been strongly felt. That may possibly be attributed to the fact that members themselves have not taken initiatives that would include the need for regular meetings to debate the state of media freedom in the country. Some see this lack of activity as the result of the climate of democracy and tranquillity that prevail in Cape Verde, where in the absence of systematic persecution of the media, journalists do not feel the need to organise. SCORES: Individual scores: 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 5 Average score: 4.7 OVERALL SCORE FOR SECTOR 4: 3.3 45