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Preparing youth for the future of work: What can we learn from Jordan?

Preparing youth for the future of work: What can we learn from Jordan? | Vocational education and training - VET | Scoop.it
Brookings, together with the nonprofit INJAZ, recently launched a "scaling lab" to study and improve financial literacy in Jordanian youth.
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Jordan. Raising the profile of vocational education in Jordan

Jordan. Raising the profile of vocational education in Jordan | Vocational education and training - VET | Scoop.it
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Jordan has become the first Arab country to launch a national campaign to promote its vocational education and training system. The campaign is to run for four years starting in 2012.

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Jordan. Soft Skills or Hard Cash? The Impact of Training and Wage Subsidy Programs on Female Youth Employment in Jordan

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This paper studies the impact of a randomized experiment in Jordan designed to assist female community college graduates find employment. The results suggest that wage subsidies can help increase employment in the short term, but are not a panacea for the problems of high urban female youth unemployment.

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Building skills and formalizing employment for Syrian refugees in Jordan

Building skills and formalizing employment for Syrian refugees in Jordan | Vocational education and training - VET | Scoop.it
The ILO is implementing a new project in Jordan aimed at helping Syrian construction workers obtain permits, occupational certificates and social security enrolment. The UK-funded project is part of wider efforts to help formalize the work of Syrian refugees in specific sectors in Jordan. Some of the workers explain what it means to them to be formally employed in the country.
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The Value of Intercultural Skills in the Workplace

The Value of Intercultural Skills in the Workplace | Vocational education and training - VET | Scoop.it
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A survey conducted of HR managers at 367 large employers in nine countries: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Jordan, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US).
Related report. Culture at Work: The value of intercultural skills in the workplace
The research shows that there is real business value in employing staff who have the ability to work effectively with individuals and organisations from cultural backgrounds different from their own.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/sites/britishcouncil.uk2/files/culture-at-work-report.pdf

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