New Technology Universities to Boost Egypt’s Vocational Education
Three new institutions opened this year and more are planned later in an effort to improve vocational training in advanced technologies.
Graduates of Egyptian Vocational Programs Find Job Prospects Slim
Workers report unsafe conditions, low pay, and few protections, despite hopes for a better future through these programs.
New Programs Encourage Refugee Entrepreneurs
For many refugees in the Arab region, entrepreneurship is a chance to build an independent life. But doing so is not easy in many host countries.
Want to Improve Teaching? Listen to Teachers
Isolated workshops led by outside experts fail to tap teachers’ own expertise, says a researcher working on models for Lebanon.
A Refugee Camp’s Teachers Get Some Welcome Global Support
A training and mentoring program helps make them better teachers and gives them new confidence.
Italian-Style Vocational Education Thrives in Cairo
Don Bosco’s Italian Institute for Vocational Education, in Egypt, breaks the stereotype of that form of education as being inferior.
Tunisian Women Break Employment Stereotypes
In search of better jobs, Tunisian women have started to study vocational subjects traditionally taken only by men.
Training Center Gives Former Child Soldiers a New Start
An organization in the Central African Republic helps reintegrate young people released from fighting groups by teaching them a trade.
Egyptian Vocational Education Largely Fails the Country’s Youth
Vocational education’s goal of giving young people practical skills that would make them desirable to employers isn’t working out in Egypt.
Zig-Zagging Government Policies Hurt Jordanian Vocational Education
Constantly changing government decisions have discouraged students from pursuing vocational and technical professions.
