Projects

Trainings and Human Resources Development,Strategies and development programmes,

Capacity Building for Vocational Directorate Staff - Jordan

Jordan

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Ministry of Education

A new vision and an integrated national strategy for education in Jordan have been put in place as a part of the Education for Knowledge Economy I Project. This process will enable Jordan to meet the challenges of becoming a knowledge society develop competitiveness in the global marketplace. The core element of Education for Knowledge Economy I Project is based upon the comprehensive and integrated development of curriculum, training, assessment and learning resources to support the new educations directions. Advanced technology and labour market requirements requires a cadre of vocational leader, managers and teachers with the capacities to develop, provide and support appropriate and high quality vocational education programs in the schools. Initiatives for reform must be considered within the context of the vocational education programs of the comprehensive schools in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The initiatives are and will be designed to help the Ministry of Education, other government departments, central and field directorates of education, schools and communities, to build and maintain a knowledge economy and learning culture, develop a skilled and flexible workforce and increase students options and opportunities for learning within the vocational stream. In order to train, assist and support the cycle of renewal presently underway, the Ministry of Education is proposing to contract professional development and training specialists to work on building the capacity of the Directorate of Vocational Education and Production staff to enable them to provide more effective leadership and management with regard to the reform process as a whole and modern vocational education strategies, programs, and practices in particular.

Start date: 2007-08-01

End date: 2007-10-31