GIZ - German Society for International Cooperation

Published purpose

The Market-Oriented Vocational Training project aims to respond to the request made by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) for Donor contributions to the initiative supporting the technical and vocational education and training (TVET) sector in Jordan. The project supports the government of Jordan’s efforts to modernize its vocational sector. It contributes to Jordan’s vision of economic modernization by improving the vocational education and training system. It focuses on enhancing the quality of training, linking training to job opportunities in the private sector and recruiting more women to Technical and Vocational Education and Training opportunities. As part of a multi-donor initiative, this grant benefits at least 2,500 teachers at vocational training institutes, 1,800 university teaching staff, 250 specialists and managers in line ministries and 400 company trainers.