Education Ministry to add 6 vocational training specialisations this academic year

Education Ministry to add 6 vocational training specialisations this academic year

AMMAN — Vocational training plays a critical role in equipping young people with the right skills to meet the labour market’s needs, fuelling competitiveness while reducing youth unemployment, say economists. 

Minister of Education and Minister of Scientific Research and Higher Education Azmi Mahafza said that the ministry will add six vocational training specialisations this academic year, and will add 10 more specialisations by the year 2024, as reported by Al Mamlaka TV. 

Economist Wajdi Makhamreh told The Jordan Times that the technological revolution across the globe is changing the fundamental nature of work across industries and sectors, causing a major skills gap in today’s workforce.