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This report provides an overview of the context against which the development of entrepreneurial...

This report presents the outcomes of the ETF Women and Work Project in Jordan. The project's overall objective was to contribute to the promotion of gender equality policies in Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan in the areas of education, training and employment.

This report is one of the outcomes of the Women and Work project (2008–10) of the European Training Foundation (ETF), an EU agency providing advice and assistance to partner countries in the development of their human capital through the reform of education, training and labour market systems in the context of the EU external relations policy. The project's objective is to contribute to the promotion of gender equality policies in Egypt, Tunisia and Jordan in the areas of education, training and employment.

This study investigates women's opportunities in accessing education, training and employment from a gender perspective in Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia. It was undertaken as part of the ETF's Women and Work (WOW) project (2008-10), the objective of which is to contribute to the promotion of gender equality policies and to provide recommendations and policy advice to both the national authorities as well as the European Commission in order to strengthen the role of women in the areas of education, training and employment.

The aim of this report is to make a contribution to the ongoing debate within the Egyptian TVET community (national authorities, private sector and civil society together with international donors) on the current situation regarding the reform process and the future directions that must be taken if the TVET system is to fulfil the ambitious objectives and aspirations of Egyptian society.

This publication presents documentation, analyses and reflections on the ETF LEARN project for South Eastern Europe, which was carried out between 2007 and 2009. The project, which was co-financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was designed as an innovative way of making use of peer learning. Both experience and scientific studies have demonstrated that for learners who are adult professionals, peers may be the best vehicle for learning, compared with traditional training.

En 2010, la Fondation européenne pour la formation (ETF) a lancé le Processus de Turin, une analyse participative des progrès accomplis dans la politique d’enseignement et de formation professionnels, qui sera réalisée tous les deux ans dans l’ensemble de ses pays partenaires et conduite en partenariat avec ceux-ci. Ce rapport présente les données recueillies dans le cadre de l’analyse réalisée en Tunisie.

In 2010, Tunisia signed up to the Torino process, which is “a participatory review of progress in vocational education and training policy carried out every two years by all ETF partner countries with the support of the ETF”. This report aims at giving recommendations and guidelines related to VET system in the country.

The Torino analysis and reporting processes provide support for self-assessment of VET policies in Syria by the Syrian authorities. The analysis given here is based on the soundest evidence available and will be discussed with a range of different stakeholders.

This report focuses on recommendations and suggestions on vocational education and training and lifelong learning strategies related to Azerbaijan political, social and economic environment: without more attention to the reform of education diversification in the economy will not happen. It requires that much more students specialise for the labour market than today. Initial training and college education need to become more attractive and higher education needs to become relevant for the labour market.

This paper has been elaborated jointly with key stakeholders and is based on a study design that included desk research, data exchange with partner institutions, focus group discussions in April and July 2010 and a validation workshop held in September 2010. Throughout this intensive consultation process, which was facilitated by ETF, the main national stakeholders (representatives from ministries, civil society, employers and experts from the education system) discussed the state of play and made recommendations for improvement. ETF produced the final report based on the key discussion points and messages that emerged.