AMMAN —
Minister of Education Wajih Owais said that
the ministry is currently working on developing vocational education within a
two-year work plan aimed at achieving a qualitative leap in vocational training
that creates work opportunities for youth and fulfills market needs.
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“The ministry is
working to bring about real change in vocational education to produce outputs
that are compatible with the needs of the labor market,” Owais told
Jordan
News.
The ministry
will soon announce its action plan, set to align with the recommendations of
the national strategy for human resource development, and its implementation on
the ground by linking education with the labor market requirements, said Owais.
According to
Owais, vocational education will likely be designed into a three-year program,
rather than the existing two-years to allow students more time to acquire the
skills needed to compete in the work market and eventually replace foreign
workers. He also voiced hope that the program would incentivize and encourage
youth and future generations to opt for vocational training.
What is needed
to achieve the ministry’s goals, according to Owais, are intensive teacher
training, equipping schools with the necessary technologies, in addition to a
modern curriculum that brings the desired outcomes.
In light of the
high cost of the program, the plan will be implemented in stages over a
two-year period, most likely to start in another two years.
The ministry’s Director
of the Department of Vocational Education and Production Liwa-Eddin Jaradat
told
Jordan News that 28,424 male and female students are enrolled in
the secondary vocational track for the current academic year, of whom 15,045
are males, and 13,379 females, divided among four vocational streams.
Jaradat said the
ministry is addressing several components as it develops vocational training
for the secondary school level, namely increasing the number of enrolled
students, governance, developing vocational education outputs, building the
capacity of teachers, and establishing
effective partnerships with the private sector as well as other international
institutions.
A special committee,
named Secondary Vocational Education Development Committee has been tasked with
developing a comprehensive vision. According to Acting Director-General of the
Vocational Training Corporation Omar Quteishat, the committee has submitted its
report to the minister of education for review and approval.
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