SECTOR 4 4.7 Media professionals have access to training facilities offering formal qualification programmes as well as opportunities to upgrade skills. For at least three years, journalism has been taught in institutes and universities in Côte d’Ivoire. Even though one panellist indicated that one can question their pedagogical content, trainers and the structures for training journalists exist. At Atlantique University, one of the private universities where journalism is taught, training costs 600.000 FCFA (USD1.020) per year for training. The panel, however, questioned whether there are strategies and plans for training in different press enterprises. The daily Fraternite Matin created a service for training in 2012. According to one however, panellist, it is rather a place “to throw those whose signatures cause discomfort in the country”. The Fund for support of vocational training also allows journalists to be trained. International organisations like the World Bank organise open training for journalists. Some thematic and continuous training is offered by international organisations such as the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Unicef, PNUD on specific themes: public health, elections, education, good governance etc. The Malagasy Press Centre also seeks to provide training and capacity building sessions for journalists. However, journalists themselves hamper the initiative through their reluctance. As for the Express the Côte d’Ivoire, they would like to launch a journalism apprenticeship centre in support of the acquired theoretical training and to create a pool of journalists for the entire profession. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.2 (2012 = 2.8, 2009 = 3.9) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Côte d’Ivoire 2016 107