Project profile — Building and Extending Skills Training Systems

The project supports the Ministry of Labour of Jordan in implementing a reform of Jordan’s technical and vocational education and training program. The project aims to improve the ability of the ministry to identify and respond to labour market and private sector needs through technical assistance provided by the Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology. The project seeks to realize its objectives by improving the ability of the ministry to develop, implement and coordinate policy, by modernizing teaching and learning tools, and by increasing employment and self-employment opportunities for female and male graduates in key and emerging sectors of the Jordanian economy.

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Results achieved as of the end of the project (March 31st, 2012) include: the Strategic Policy and Planning Unit at the Ministry of Labour has gained the capacity to undergo a participatory results-oriented strategic planning process. The Ministry has also formalized a labour market occupational projection study, with support from the Conference Board of Canada, and is now producing its own labour market information, and has established a database of training providers, programs and courses. In its work to improve the responsiveness of the technical education system in Jordan to the needs expressed by employers in priority sectors of the economy, the project conducted assessments of the training programs needed to prepare students for work in the priority sectors. In addition, five community college curricula were developed, six short courses were designed and delivered, and a full two-year diploma program was designed including curriculum outlines for 27 courses in the field of health, safety and environment. The project has also worked on an awareness campaign designed to enhance the image of technical careers and technical training. These results have led to an improved Ministry of Labour coordination, policy and strategic planning capacity in the sector of technical and vocation education, and increased employment opportunities for female and male graduates in key and emerging sectors.