Latest news with #AhmadGharaibeh
Jordan Times
22-05-2025
- Business
- Jordan Times
Vocational Training Corporation, US cultural attaché discuss cooperation
By JT - May 20,2025 - Last updated at May 20,2025 Director-General of the Vocational Training Corporation Ahmad Gharaibeh meets with US Embassy Cultural Attaché in Amman Jed Dornburg to explore ways to enhance cooperation and expand cultural exchange opportunities (Photo courtesy of Vocational Training Corporation) AMMAN — Director-General of the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) Ahmad Gharaibeh met with US Embassy Cultural Attaché in Amman Jed Dornburg to explore ways to enhance cooperation and expand cultural exchange opportunities. During the meeting, Gharaibeh stressed the importance of boosting international partnerships, integrating technology and future skills into 'promising' professional sectors, according to a VTC statement. He highlighted VTC's programmes that aim at achieving the objectives of the Kingdom's Economic Modernisation Vision. For their part, the US delegation expressed appreciation for the 'vital' role played by the corporation in equipping Jordanian youth with skills that meet labour market demands. Both sides agreed to develop joint initiatives and organise collaborative awareness sessions aimed at familiarising trainees with cultural exchange opportunities and academic scholarships available in the US.
Jordan Times
04-05-2025
- Business
- Jordan Times
VTC, Canadian delegation launch vocational training alliance
Director General of the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) Ahmad Gharaibeh on Sunday receives a Canadian delegation (Petra photo) AMMAN — Director General of the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) Ahmad Gharaibeh on Sunday received a Canadian delegation led by Minister of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour of New Brunswick Jean-Claude D'Amours and Deputy Minister of Labour of Nova Scotia Dana MacKenzie, along with several representatives from the public and private sectors. According to a VTC statement, the strategic partnership is part of ongoing efforts to implement the Economic Modernisation Vision (2025–2028) and boost international cooperation in vocational training. The visit follows the third round of meetings between Jordanian public-private stakeholders and their counterparts in the two Canadian provinces. Participating Jordanian institutions included the VTC, Jadara University, and the Middle East Aviation Academy. During the meeting, discussions focused on potential areas of cooperation between the VTC and Canadian partners. The Canadian side expressed strong interest in formalising the partnership through official agreements aimed at launching joint vocational training programs. These programs would target Jordanian university graduates, enhancing their technical and professional skills, improving their English language proficiency, and preparing them to enter the Canadian labour market, the statement said. The two sides identified a range of high-priority sectors facing significant labour shortages in Canada. These include healthcare, renewable energy, electric and hybrid vehicle maintenance, tourism, hospitality, information technology, digital skills, construction, aircraft and home maintenance, and aviation sciences. Minister D'Amours highlighted that New Brunswick anticipates over 133,000 job openings, while Nova Scotia projects more than 90,000 available positions by 2025, underscoring the urgency of expanding vocational cooperation. Both sides also emphasised the importance of twinning select VTC institutes with Canadian counterparts to align training curricula and standards. The partnership aims to provide advanced training opportunities in Canada, enabling Jordanian students to gain a competitive edge in the international job market.
Jordan Times
04-03-2025
- Business
- Jordan Times
VTC graduates 12,000 vocational trainees last year —director
The VTC seeks to accommodate the "largest" possible number of trainees by providing some specialisations in two morning and evening shifts in 17 institutes (File photo) AMMAN — Director-General of the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) Ahmad Gharaibeh said that the corporation's mission aims to create job opportunities and employ alumni, regardless of their ages or academic backgrounds. Gharaibeh noted that 2024 was "exceptional" in the VTC's success story, as the number of its graduates exceeded 12,000 trainees, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. He added that this achievement came despite the fact that the capacity of the VTC-affiliated institutes stands at 8,000 trainees. The VTC seeks to accommodate the "largest" possible number of trainees by providing some specialisations in two morning and evening shifts in 17 institutes, Gharaibeh said. The director-general noted that the number of trainees currently enrolled in the VTC's training activities is 9,500 people in vocational training programmes and 1,500 others in vocational education activities. Referring to last year's VTC expansion, he said that the current number of institutes now reach 30 across the Kingdom. Gharaibeh said that 62 per cent of the VTC's graduates obtained job opportunities and have social security subscriptions, 53 per cent of whom work in their specialisations and 9 per cent joined other fields. He said that 19 per cent of graduates work in the informal economy, indicating that some 80 per cent of the VTC's graduates have sources of income. Gharaibeh stressed that the VTC works in line with the strategic axis in the Economic Modernisation Vision, which includes six priorities for the vocational and technical training and education sector.
