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Regional TAM: Emerging Entrepreneurship Skills & Technical Education in South Mediterranean Countries

Aswan, Egypt 1-2 November 2018

Ghadeer N. Al Shabaan

1Dates: Thursday, 1 November, 2018 to Friday, 2 November, 2018

Technical Education and Employability In Jordan

National Erasmus+ Office - Jordan


Introduction Technical Education In Jordan

Jordanian Economy

Jordanian Labour Market

Linkages between the Economy and Education



Technical Education defined as a higher education paths in which principles

of science and art are applicable to industries or employment. It helps

students to develop their theoretical and practical knowledge, and thus

emphasising their comprehensive quality and operation ability.(1)

1. technicaleducationmatters.org

The technical education in Jordan is a

part of integrated TEVET system.


http://technicaleducationmatters.org


The Educational System Structure and Outputs



TVET Legislative and Management Systems

Ministry of Labour (MoL)

Ministry of Higher

Education and Scientific Research

Ministry of Education (MoE)

Higher Education Accreditation Council

(HEAC)

National Centre for Human

Resources Development (NCHRD)



TVET is not a standalone subsection of education provision, but as one integrated

and progressive set of pathways through the system into working life.

TVET Provision

Public Privet / Public-Private

Secondary Vocational Education

Public Colleges / BAU

Vocational Training

Corporation

Enterprise Based Training centers

Private Community

Colleges

National Employment

Training Company (NET)



TVET Strengths

Growing flexibility of education and training programmes among ETVET providers

Excellence in the areas of information, communication and database development

Availability of legislation, policies and strategies to support the ETVET sector

Youth and women encouraged to join this sector to improve their living standards

Government and donor support for TVET sector strategies

Cumulative experience in the development of policy making and legislation Presence of Centre of Accreditation and Quality Assurance CAQA

Stakeholder participation in some decision and policy making

Existence of training centres in all regions of the country



TVET Weaknesses

Fragmentation of the sector

Multiple ETVET providers

Imbalance between supply and demand (in both quality and quantity) in the ETVET sector

Weakness of private sector participation in TVET

Lack of scientific research in this area

Training focused on theoretical side to detriment of practical implementation

Over-centralised administrative and financial management

Low wages that do not attract Jordanian job seekers

Continuing training is ignored by the TVET system, both providers and enterprises.



TVET Opportunities

New ETVET strategy is under development, which is identified as a priority in the National Agenda

Demographic opportunities

Government and donor support for TVET sector strategies

Opportunity to create an environment of social security and political and economic stability, which will attract investments and create more jobs

Availability of technical assistance provided by international donors for the TVET sector

Opportunity to reduce foreign labour and increase local labour



TVET Challenges

Cultural issues, relating to the status of vocational and technical education as seen by the

Development of a sustainable funding source

How to engage with industry and the private sector so as to increase the investment coming into the. TVET sector.

Un sufficient industry and technical experience of TVET trainers and instructors.

Low and declining TVET enrolment rates in both secondary and tertiary level TVET

Slow implementation of strategic plans when established

Slowdown in economic growth and job creation

Limited sources of funding

Weakness of labour market



The National TVET Strategy 2014-2020 is built upon five key pillars



- Jordan is a small, upper middle-income country, with limited natural resources.

- Jordan's economy is mainly dependent on exports,

tourism, and overseas Jordanian employees'

remittances. - The three main natural resources of the country are

phosphates, potash and lime. - The economy remains in a low-growth scenario with

GDP expected to increase by 2.4% in 2018 and 2.5%

in 2019 from 2.1% in 2017.

Economy



- Unfavourable balance of trade: The export covers

19% of the GDP while the import of 43%. - The two most important sectors in Jordan’s

development are industry and construction. - Prosperity can be achieved by invest in human

resources - Most companies are considered as a micro, small and

medium enterprises companies. - The global financial and economic slowdown have

negatively impacted the Jordanian economy.

Economy



- Jordan is blessed with a big number of academic,

skilled and professional people. - Self-employment is one of the main paths into the

labour market in Jordan. - Only 40 percent of people exiting education are

absorbed into the labour market. - National minimum wage was raised by 16% in

2017, but it remains lower that the poverty

threshold.

LabourMarket



- Insufficient number of jobs created by the labour market.

- Mismatch between the skills of the unemployed and the

types of jobs available.

- Mass emigration of the most skilled Jordanian workers .

- Poor public transportation network paired with expensive

transportation alternatives stands in the way of the youth

employment.

Employment Challenges



- Fragmented data collection on TVET and related employment,

the data that is available is often outdated or inaccurate, and it is

not used effectively.

- Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS) play a crucial role

in enabling data based policies and decision making, and also in

monitoring TVET graduate employability.

- The political situation makes it difficult to develop long term

labour market forecasting.

- The majority of Jordanian companies are trade based. thus they

have little defined technical, vocational and STEM

requirements.

Employment Challenges



The National Employment Strategy 2014-2020



Employed Jordanians According to Education Level



Employed Jordanians According to Occupation



Distribution of Unemployed Jordanians According to Age Group



Distribution of Unemployed Jordanians According to Education Level


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