Amman- Abdai,Akarko Commercial CenterKing Hussien St. Building Number 2229 Floor, office 1Amman, Jordan 11814P.O. Box Amman 1430
11937 Amman 11814
Jordan
- Youth and education
The JCEF Mission. Our aim is to empower and employ Jordanian youth through private-sector sponsored training, including targeted technical, vocational, and managerial programs, so that they may establish sustainable livelihoods and contribute toward Jordan’s future economic development; Recognizing an urgent need in Jordan’s fast-growing economy; Education for Employment (EFE)established the non-profit Jordan Career Education Foundation (JCEF) in 2006 to create job opportunities for youth using employer-driven training programs. Jordanian youth under 25 years of age constitutes more than half of the country’s population, and yet over one quarter of University graduates remain unemployed. Visionary leadership, healthy trade relations, and a central location have each contributed toward Jordan’s vital economy, and yet there exists a crucial shortage of skilled, competitive candidates within the workforce to sustain this steady economic growth. Addressing this two-fold issue of reducing unemployment among young, educated Jordanians, as well as establishing a new generation of confident, competent professional leaders in Jordan’s workforce is the primary focus of JCEF.
Program trains unemployed youth with the professional and communications skills to get and keep a first job. since February 2006. To date, 255 JCEF graduates have received WS training. - With a grant from the Said Foundation (SF), graduates of INJAZ (a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide) received scholarships for WS training and were placed in internships or jobs through JCEF partnerships with the NEC, Microsoft’s School Technology Innovation Centre (STIC), and others. - Through a partnership with the Ministry of Labour’s National Training & Employment Project (NTEP), youth have been trained and placed in jobs in the hospitality and vocational sectors. In 2009, a new partnership with the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) will train unemployed youth for jobs in the hospitality sector. JCEF operates three industry-specific professional and vocational training and job-placement programs: Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC); Land Surveying; and Teacher Training