AMMAN — Education for Employment (EFE-Jordan) and the Abdali Mall
Recruitment and Training Centre (AMRTC) are pleased to reopen in-person
training activities for youth in AMRTC after its more than one year-imposed
closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During the closure, EFE-Jordan and
AMRTC accommodated the shutdown by offering various virtual training courses to
continue their mission of empowering youth and contributing to their financial
sustainability.
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Nonetheless, on June 1, 2021, Jordan's Prime Minister, permitted
the reopening of the sector, allowing the center to relaunch its prior
in-person activities. The center is now scheduled to offer demand-driven
training that aligns with the safety regulations and social distancing
requirements to around 400 youth in the upcoming months. All upcoming
activities will adhere to the safety regulations and social distancing
requirements to ensure the safety of beneficiaries.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, EFE-Jordan collaborated with AMRTC
to deliver in-person employer-driven training and apprenticeship programs to 1,746
underserved and unemployed youth in AMRTC including 584 trained online during
the pandemic.
AMRTC is a state-of-the-art training facility, established by the
Abdali Mall Company to accomplish its objective of empowering underserved
youth, with a particular focus on women and refugees through equal access to
employability skills training via adequate and free programs. The center was
developed in collaboration with the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD). To learn more about the role of the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in supporting the creation of job
opportunities for youth in Jordan in cooperation
with Abdali Mall Recruitment and Training Centre (AMRTC) please visit the
link below
EFE-Jordan has managed the center since its launch and has hosted
various youth-serving activities such as agile soft skills, career guidance,
demand-driven training, job matching, and employment information services, in
addition to job fairs, motivational, orientation, and sourcing sessions.
The setup of AMRTC, including the design of curricula and training
of the trainers, was made possible through the generous funding of the Foreign,
Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO). FCDO funding also supported
training for 230 Syrian and Jordanian youth.
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