Regional TAM: Emerging Entrepreneurship Skills & Technical Education in South Mediterranean Countries
Aswan, Egypt 1-2 November 2018
Ghadeer N. Al Shabaan
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Technical Education and Employability In Jordan
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Introduction Technical Education In Jordan
Jordanian Economy
Jordanian Labour Market
Linkages between the Economy and Education
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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.
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The Educational System Structure and Outputs
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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)
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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)
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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The National TVET Strategy 2014-2020 is built upon five key pillars
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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The National Employment Strategy 2014-2020
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Employed Jordanians According to Education Level
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Employed Jordanians According to Occupation
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Distribution of Unemployed Jordanians According to Age Group
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Distribution of Unemployed Jordanians According to Education Level
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