Skills fair highlights the importance of modernizing and transforming apprenticeship-based vocational training
A Jordanian delegation led by the ILO in Jordan participated in the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships in Turin, Italy, to strengthen capacities to meet the evolving challenges of the contemporary world of work.
25 March 2024
Amman (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Jordan participated in the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships held in Turin, Italy, with a Jordanian delegation consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Social Development, the Ministry of Labour, the Vocational Training Corporation, the National Aid Fund, the Technical and Vocational Skills Development Commission, the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions, the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions, and the Jordan Chamber of Industry.
The International Training Center of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) organized the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships to highlight the importance of modernizing and transforming vocational training based on industrial apprenticeships to meet the evolving challenges in the contemporary world of work. The fair targeted key stakeholders at the international level, including policymakers, ministries of labour, TVET institutions, vocational training providers in the public and private sectors, entrepreneurs, workers' organizations, regional organizations, trainees, and representatives of youth organizations. The aim was to enhance international, regional, and national cooperation in line with ILO Quality Apprenticeships Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208) on enhancing the quality of vocational training based on industrial apprenticeships at the global level.
The Jordanian delegation, led by the International Labour Organization in Jordan, participated in several workshops, lectures, and specialized events in vocational training, its quality, and industrial apprenticeships. The Skills Fair focused on several topics, including promoting the adoption of quality apprenticeships, engaging policymakers in shaping policy approaches for vocational training at the global level, facilitating the exchange of good practices, and encouraging cooperation between social partners and governments. It also emphasized involving youth in international discussions and plans, ensuring a rights-based approach to apprenticeship programs, highlighting inclusivity and non-discrimination, and creating opportunities for international cooperation and building networks. The event also focused on disseminating knowledge and future methods related to apprenticeships.
Dr. Khaled Alqudah, ILO National Coordinator for Programme of Support to the Jordan Compact, stated: “This exhibition represents a unique experience for the Jordanian team, which included representatives of the vocational education and training bodies, who are dealing with various types of vocational education and training programs. This exhibition also holds special importance in developing programs for industrial apprenticeship and how to invest and improve it to serve some poor and needy groups, as vocational apprenticeship is one of the important elements for these individuals’ transition to permanent and continuous work and economic participation in the labor market.”
The Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships provided a platform for the Jordanian delegation to exchange experiences, knowledge, and discuss future approaches to enhancing and transforming vocational training. The event stressed the importance of modernizing vocational training to meet the challenges of the contemporary and future world of work.
The International Training Center of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) organized the Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships to highlight the importance of modernizing and transforming vocational training based on industrial apprenticeships to meet the evolving challenges in the contemporary world of work. The fair targeted key stakeholders at the international level, including policymakers, ministries of labour, TVET institutions, vocational training providers in the public and private sectors, entrepreneurs, workers' organizations, regional organizations, trainees, and representatives of youth organizations. The aim was to enhance international, regional, and national cooperation in line with ILO Quality Apprenticeships Recommendation, 2023 (No. 208) on enhancing the quality of vocational training based on industrial apprenticeships at the global level.
The Jordanian delegation, led by the International Labour Organization in Jordan, participated in several workshops, lectures, and specialized events in vocational training, its quality, and industrial apprenticeships. The Skills Fair focused on several topics, including promoting the adoption of quality apprenticeships, engaging policymakers in shaping policy approaches for vocational training at the global level, facilitating the exchange of good practices, and encouraging cooperation between social partners and governments. It also emphasized involving youth in international discussions and plans, ensuring a rights-based approach to apprenticeship programs, highlighting inclusivity and non-discrimination, and creating opportunities for international cooperation and building networks. The event also focused on disseminating knowledge and future methods related to apprenticeships.
Dr. Khaled Alqudah, ILO National Coordinator for Programme of Support to the Jordan Compact, stated: “This exhibition represents a unique experience for the Jordanian team, which included representatives of the vocational education and training bodies, who are dealing with various types of vocational education and training programs. This exhibition also holds special importance in developing programs for industrial apprenticeship and how to invest and improve it to serve some poor and needy groups, as vocational apprenticeship is one of the important elements for these individuals’ transition to permanent and continuous work and economic participation in the labor market.”
The Skills Fair on Quality Apprenticeships provided a platform for the Jordanian delegation to exchange experiences, knowledge, and discuss future approaches to enhancing and transforming vocational training. The event stressed the importance of modernizing vocational training to meet the challenges of the contemporary and future world of work.