Procurement Summary
Country: Jordan
Summary: Training on the Development of Occupational Standards
Deadline: 15 Sep 2019
Posting Date: 12 Aug 2019
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Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 35410353
Document Ref. No.: ILOAMM_OS_G20
Competition: ICB
Financier: United Nations Secretariat
Purchaser Ownership: -
Tender Value: Refer Document
CPV Classification
80310000 - Youth education services
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Tender are invited for Training on the Development of Occupational Standards
Deadline : 15-Sep-2019 23:00 (GMT 3.00)
Published : 10-Aug-2019
Type of Notice : Request for proposal
Beneficiary Country/Territory : Jordan
Reference : ILOAMM_OS_G20
Description : Training on the Development of Occupational Standards
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Background
Jordan's industrial sector has been suffering from numerous challenges pertinent to the skills and competencies of young workers and graduates. On one hand, students have long focused on academic education streams with outcomes that are incongruent with the needs of employers. On the other hand vocational training and education institutes have failed to attract students or equip them with adequate competencies. According to the National Strategy for Human Resource Development (2016-2025), building the capacity of the TVET sector and its relevance to the labour market is of utmost importance to achieving Jordan's overall development objectives and spurring economic growth at the sector level. Several studies indicate that industrialists have continuously complained that the outcomes of vocational training and education centres are often astray from the needs of industrial firms and do not keep up with new technologies introduced to respective industries.
Central to this discussion is the constant reliance by training providers on theoretical and academic training, as opposed to practical and on-the-job training that is coordinated with social partners and the private sector. A key aspect to the HRD Strategy is to provide employment opportunities to Jordanian youth to where they are able to replace migrant workers, who to this day comprise a significant ratio of total workers in the indust...
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