USAID Jordan Workforce Development Project

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Key Information

This nationwide effort seeks to provide 25,000 new or improved jobs by 2019. Working in six governorates, the Jordan Workforce Development Project aims to create a competitive, demand-driven workforce development system that leads to increased private sector employment, especially for women, youth, and those living at or below the poverty line.

EDC is supporting the development of an effective, relevant vocational training system by providing technical guidance in work-readiness training, work-based learning, vocational training instructor professional development, and curriculum development. Specific activities include the following:

  • Integrate soft skills concepts into the technical curricula of vocational training centers
  • Develop an instructor professional development program for instructors in Jordan’s vocational training centers
  • Integrate gender considerations into vocational training center’s curricula and management approach
  • Adapt Work Ready Now! for the unemployed in Jordan
  • Support career counseling and job placement opportunities through the creation of work-based learning activities
  • Improve workforce development opportunities for women, youth, and vulnerable populations through adaptation of early childhood development curriculum for childcare providers and providing strategies for gender inclusion

Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

Middle East & North Africa

Jordan

Activity URL

https://www.edc.org/usaid-jordan-workforce-development-project

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

2014 - 2019

Partner(s)

DAI, Souktel, Dajani Consulting, Ministry of Labour (Jordan)

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

Funder(s)

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Other

  • Transition from school to work

Other skills

  • Vocational training

Quality

  • School quality
  • Teacher training

Cross-cutting areas

  • Gender equality

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Mothers, Other caregivers, School administrators, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Pre-school
  • Vocational

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Curriculum/learning

  • Gender-sensitive curricula

Health and childcare services

  • Providing childcare for young mothers

Learning while working

  • Apprenticeship/internship
  • Vocational training

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy
  • Pre-service teacher training – gender-responsive pedagogy

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)

Cross-cutting goals

  • Increased employment/job-related skills