AMMAN — The Technical
and Vocational Skills Commission (TVSDC) has set out to cultivate new technical
career paths for Jordanian youth, as unemployment among them reached 50 percent
last year, according to a World Bank report.
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The recently
established organization seeks to expand and diversify Jordan’s workforce
through
vocational and technical training that suits the needs of the labor
market. It encourages youth to enroll in technical and vocational education and
training (TVET) and helps them to find jobs.
TVSDC consists of nine
sector-skill councils that are headed by private sector bylaws. The Sector
Skills Council for Logistics for example, works in collaboration with the
Logistics Skills Council to train and develop qualified individuals to work in
supply chains across land, sea, and air freight.
“Approximately 50 to
60 percent of those who were properly trained were able to obtain jobs in
Jordanian supply chain companies,” Nabeel Al-Khateeb, head of the National
Council for Logistics Skills, told Jordan News.
Individuals were
trained in collaboration with the German University, Al-Balqa Applied
University, and the Jordan Academy for Maritime Studies.
“The future of this
council is bright and continually evolving in all organizations and
institutions,” Khateeb added.
Similarly, the Sector
Skills Council for Communication and Information Technology is made up of
leaders from the private and public sectors. Its purpose is narrow the gap
between the number of graduates and the number of job opportunities in the ICT
sector.
“Universities located
outside of the capital have poor training courses because most industries are
centered in Amman, and students are not properly trained due to mobility and
economic challenges,” Alaa Nsheewat, chairman of the ICT Board of Directors and
head of the ICT Council, told Jordan News.
“The annual number of
ICT graduates is projected to be 4,000 to 5,000, with very few finding jobs
immediately after graduation,” he explained.
According to Nsheewat,
the market cannot afford to employ so many graduates per year, because it is a
“limited field.”
“The council is
collaborating with the Digital Skills Association, and we are currently working
on a project to rehabilitate 15,000 ICT graduates in modern technology such as
blockchain, artificial intelligence, and cyber security,” Nsheewat added.
The Sector Skills
Council for Tourism and Hospitality likewise hopes to develop skills and job
standards for the tourism sector.
“There were 45,000
workers prior to the pandemic, but the number declined substantially following
the onset of COVID-19,” Mohammad Qasem, head of the Tourism and Hospitality
Skills Council, told Jordan News.
“Our development goal
is centered on economic growth, with a particular emphasis on youth and women,”
Rami Samaeen, who is responsible the economic supply file, told Jordan News,
adding that the private sector is more capable of absorbing jobseekers than the
public sector.
“One of the reasons
for not hiring Jordanian youth is the misalignment between their skills and the
labor market, particularly in terms of technical resources. The most essential
factor in the labor market is skill, and our goal is to provide opportunities
for young people to participate in practical training programs in order to
enter the job market,” he added.
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