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UNESCO

$6,500,000.00

Transforming Technical Vocational Education and Training in Jordan

FY 2023-24 · 2023-12-20

Summary
This project contributes to Canada’s $120 million sovereign loan to Jordan. It aims to modernize the country’s vocational education sector and increase access to safe, inclusive, and quality vocational education for Jordanian and refugee boys and girls. Project activities include: (1) developing action plans and monitoring framework for implementing new vocational education curriculum; (2) developing gender-sensitive career guidance in schools; (3) developing frameworks for public-private sector partnerships in technical vocational education and training; (4) designing training for teachers on new curriculum materials; and (5) designing social marketing and awareness programs that promote the value of gender-responsive vocational education and training.
Program
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Recipient
Location
Paris | Paris, FR
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Additional Information
Belated reporting
Additional Information (French)
Declaration tardive
Agreement End Date
2027-12-30
Agreement Number
7454779 P012852001
Agreement Start Date
2023-12-20
Agreement Title
Transforming Technical Vocational Education and Training in Jordan
Agreement Title (French)
Transformer l’enseignement et la formation techniques et professionnels en Jordanie
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$6,500,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This project contributes to Canada’s $120 million sovereign loan to Jordan. It aims to modernize the country’s vocational education sector and increase access to safe, inclusive, and quality vocational education for Jordanian and refugee boys and girls. Project activities include: (1) developing action plans and monitoring framework for implementing new vocational education curriculum; (2) developing gender-sensitive career guidance in schools; (3) developing frameworks for public-private sector partnerships in technical vocational education and training; (4) designing training for teachers on new curriculum materials; and (5) designing social marketing and awareness programs that promote the value of gender-responsive vocational education and training.
Description (French)
Ce projet contribue au prêt souverain de 120 millions de dollars du Canada à la Jordanie. Il vise à moderniser le secteur de la formation professionnelle du pays et à accroître l’accès à une formation professionnelle sûre, inclusive et de qualité pour les filles et les garçons jordaniens et réfugiés. Les activités de ce projet comprennent : 1) élaborer des plans d’action et un cadre de suivi pour la mise en œuvre de nouveaux programmes de formation professionnelle; 2) mettre en place dans les écoles des services d’orientation professionnelle qui tiennent compte des spécificités des sexes; 3) élaborer des cadres pour les partenariats public-privé dans le domaine de la formation professionnelle et de l’enseignement technique; 4) créer des formations pour les enseignants au sujet du nouveau matériel pédagogique; 5) concevoir des programmes de marketing social et de sensibilisation qui font la promotion des effets positifs reliés à une formation et à de l’enseignement professionnels favorisant l’égalité entre les genres.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) strengthened key institutional and policy elements of Jordan’s national skills ecosystem across all levels of the education system; (2) improved skills development pathways and practices in vocational education schools; and (3) enhanced social standing and image of technical vocational education and training by young men and women, and communities in Jordan.
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats escomptés de ce projet comprennent : 1) le renforcement des principaux éléments institutionnels et politiques de l’écosystème national des compétences de la Jordanie à tous les niveaux du système d’éducation; 2) l’amélioration des parcours et des pratiques de développement des compétences dans les écoles de formation professionnelle; 3) l’amélioration du statut social et de l’image de la formation professionnelle et de l’enseignement technique auprès des jeunes hommes et femmes et des communautés en Jordanie.
Organization Code
dfatd-maecd
Organization
Global Affairs Canada | Affaires mondiales Canada
Recipient City
Paris | Paris
Recipient Country
FR
Recipient Legal Name
UNESCO
Recipient Operating Name
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
064-2024-2025-Q2-00634
UNESCO - $6,500,000 Grant (2023-24) | Canada Spends