The Future of Skills Development in Jordan

1. The Future of Skills Development in Jordan
This is an opportunity for you to influence the future of skills
development in Jordan.
In this session we will explore existing and future policy/operational
interventions and approaches as they relate to the development of
skills and work-ready graduates, building on key .
We are very keen to bring you up to date on current thinking on a
range of topics and, especially, to get your feedback and ideas at this
exciting, crucial and formative stage in the development of a Skills
Value Chain.
Webinar Agenda & Joining Instructions
Date: 31 March 2021
Time: 10.30am – 12.30pm (Jordan) / 08.30 – 10.30am (UK)
Location: Zoom

2. Agenda
Time Session Title Speaker Organisation
10.30 Welcome and Introduction and the Skills Value Chain and it’s
relevance to Jordan
Prof Thafer Assaraira, Chairman of the Board AQACHEI
10.40 Detail – of the Aims of Webinar and key questions Dr Jacqueline Hall (Chair), Head of Policy &
Strategy
Enginuity
10.45 An Introduction to the Skills Value Chain in Jordan & Executive
Summary of Graduate Employability
Dr Jacqueline Hall, Head of Policy & Strategy
& Alan McDonald, Technical Skills Consultant
Enginuity
11.00 Skills Value Chain: Workshop 1- Input/Enabling Dr Wael Massarweh Skills
Consultant-
Jordan
11.20 Skills Value Chain: Workshop 2- Process/Developing Zein Habjoka, Director, Centre for
Professional Development and Community
Engagement
HTU
11.40 Skills Value Chain: Workshop 3 - Output/Learning Dr Zaid, President Assistant for Accreditation AQACHEI
12.00 Closing Remarks:
Enginuity
AQACHEI
HTU
Dr Jacqueline Hall, Head of Policy & Strategy
Zein Habjoka, Director
Dr Zaid, President Assistant for Accreditation
Dr Wael Massarweh, Skills Consultant
Enginuity (Chair)
12.20 Closing Remarks May Abuhamdia, Deputy Director British Council
Jordan

3. Workshops
Workshop 1: Input/Enabling Workshop 2: Process/Delivery Workshop 3: Output/Benefits
Workshop
Overview
This session explores the key inputs and
enabling data required to inform the Skills
Value Chain. This session seeks to address
two key questions:
1. Who is gathering LMI and carrying out
analysis in the context of skills planning?
2. How do we know what employers want in
terms of their current and future
workforce?
This session explores the processes and
delivery activities which develop the
individuals in accordance with the industry
requirements. This session seeks to
address one key questions:
1. How can we merge these to optimal
impact and how do we know what
optimal impact looks like?
This session explores the outputs and
benefits of the Skills Value Chain. This
session seeks to address one key
question:
1. How do we measure success in
the Skills Value Chain?
Key Topics a. Labour Market Information/Intelligence
b. Employer engagement and requirements
c. Policy drivers
d. Common language
e. Culture (attitudes to learning)
f. Sector Skills Councils
g. Incentives for enabling delivery of work-
based learning
a. Development of skills and knowledge
b. Development of the Human Capital
c. Employability
d. Metaskills
e. Graduate Attribute Framework (GRAF)
f. Assessment
Recognition of achievement
a. Work-ready graduates
b. JNQF
c. Boost to economy
d. Social Capital, Mobility and
Cohesion

4. Joining Instructions
The event will be held in English with simultaneous interpretation in English/Arabic. Please note that you
need to install the latest version of ZOOM in order to select your language. After making your language
choice you need to « mute original audio » otherwise, you will hear two languages in parallel.
Please make sure that you have a stable Internet connection.
To Join the Zoom Meeting simply click on the link and join through your browser, or download the app
prior to the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82306415421?pwd=K2pwcUpLaTZQYmJMWTlMTHM3TDg3UT09
Meeting ID: 823 0641 5421
Passcode: 074612
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