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POLICIES FOR HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT IN PALESTINE

An ETF Torino Process assessment

Palestine
Type
TRP assessment report
Year
2020
Full report

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Executive summary

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Preamble

The European Training Foundation (ETF) assessment provides an external, forward-looking analysis of the country's human capital development issues and VET policy responses in a lifelong learning perspective. It identifies challenges related to education and training policy and practice that hinder the development and use of human capital. It takes stock of these challenges and puts forward recommendations on possible solutions to address them.

These assessments are a key deliverable of the Torino Process, an initiative launched by the ETF in 2010 aimed at providing a periodic review of vocational education and training (VET) systems in the wider context of human capital development and inclusive economic growth. In providing a high-quality assessment of VET policy from a lifelong learning perspective, the process builds on four key principles: ownership, participation, holistic and evidence-based analysis.

For ETF, human capital development is the provision of support to countries for the creation of lifelong learning systems that provide opportunities and incentives for people to develop their skills, competences, knowledge and attitudes throughout their lives for the sake of employment and realisation of their potential, and as a contribution to prosperous, innovative and inclusive societies.

The purpose of the assessments is to provide a reliable source of information for planning and monitoring national education and training policies for human capital development, as well as for programming and policy dialogue in support of these policies by the European Union and other donors.

The ETF assessments rely on evidence from the countries collected through a standardised reporting template (National Reporting Framework – NRF) through a participatory process involving a wide variety of actors with a high degree of ownership by the country. The findings and recommendations of the ETF assessment have been shared and discussed with national authorities and beneficiaries.

The assessment report starts with a brief description of Palestine's strategic plans and national policy priorities (Chapter 1). It then presents an overview of issues related to the development and use of human capital in the country (Chapter 2), before moving on to an in-depth discussion of problems in this area, which in the view of the ETF require immediate attention (Chapter 3). Chapter 4 provides the overall conclusions of the analysis.

The annexes provide additional information: a summary of the recommendations in the report (Annex 1) an overview of the education and training system of Palestine[1] This designation must not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.
(Annex 2).

The National Torino Process Report compiled by the country itself can be found here: https://openspace.etf.europa.eu/trp/torino-process-2018-2020-palestine-national-report

This assessment was prepared by Thierry Foubert, ETF Specialist in VET Policies and Systems, based on the Torino Process national report and consultations with Palestinian stakeholders, including active international organisations and donors. ETF thanks all those who contributed to this consultation.

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Table of Contents

  • Preamble
  • Executive summary
    • Context
    • Findings on human capital
      • Managing human capital in an archipelago economy is a disjointed exercise of matching localised skills demand and supply.
      • Job informality in the grey economy: the blind spot in managing human capital development stock
      • Palestinian labour mobility to the Israeli economy: a key exogenous element with an impact on the domestic usage of human capital
      • Female, skilled and underemployed: a loss to the human capital of Palestine
      • The untapped human capital opportunity of continuing education
    • Recommendations for action
      • Issue 1: Barriers between educational tracks are fading away and training has become a lifelong learning phenomenon, but the overarching common HCD vision is lagging behind.
        • Focus on lifelong learning guidance of talent rather than institutions when developing a comprehensive HCD framework.
        • Rebalance the discussion around (long overdue) enhanced coordination and comprehensive governance of VET to capture a wider scope of HCD.
        • Prepare the ground for a flexible HCD system by urgently finalising a National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
      • Issue 2: Will Palestinians surf on the digital wave towards prosperity? To what extent is digital transformation a reality for the Palestinian economy and does it present a meaningful career opportunity for young Palestinians?
        • Maximise the potential of technology-based services as a job generator by revamping training provision.
        • Invest in real-time skills anticipation to assess the impact of digital transformation on all economic sectors to understand the new requirements in terms of HCD.
    • Conclusion
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 About this assessment
    • 1.2 Country overview
      • Geopolitical constraints and access restrictions resulting in a zero-growth economy
      • Lack of decent work opportunities
      • Staggering unemployment and inactivity figures
      • Dire poverty and protracted dependency
      • Education for all
    • 1.3 Strategic context
  • 2. human capital: Development and challenges
    • 2.1 Managing human capital in an archipelago economy is a disjointed exercise of matching localised skills demand and supply
    • 2.2 Job informality in a grey economy: the blind spot in managing human capital development stock
    • 2.3 Palestinian labour mobility to the Israeli economy: a key exogenous element with an impact on the domestic usage of human capital
    • 2.4 Female, skilled and underemployed: a loss to the human capital of Palestine
    • 2.5 The untapped human capital opportunity of continuing education
  • 3. Assessment of key issues and policy responses
    • 3.1 Barriers between educational tracks are fading away and training has become a lifelong learning phenomenon, but the overarching common HCD vision is lagging behind.
      • 3.1.1 The issue
      • 3.1.2 Policy responses
        • Priorities and effectiveness
        • Shortcomings and policy gaps
      • 3.1.3 Recommendations
        • Focus on lifelong learning guidance of talent rather than institutions when developing a comprehensive HCD framework.
        • Rebalance the discussion around (long overdue) enhanced coordination and comprehensive governance of VET to capture a wider scope of HCD.
        • Prepare the ground for a flexible HCD system by urgently finalising a National Qualifications Framework (NQF).
    • 3.2 Will Palestinians surf on the digital wave towards prosperity? To what extent is digital transformation a reality for the Palestinian economy and does it present a meaningful career opportunity for young Palestinians?
      • 3.2.1 The issue
        • Growth potential of the sector
        • Between a 'nascent' and an 'advancing' start-up ecosystem
        • Traditional skills
        • Connection to VET
      • 3.2.2 Policy responses
        • Priorities and effectiveness
        • Shortcomings and policy gaps
      • 3.2.3 Recommendations
        • Maximise the potential of technology-based services as a job generator by revamping training provision.
        • Invest in real-time skills anticipation to assess the impact of digital transformation on all economic sectors to understand the new requirements in terms of HCD.
  • Conclusions
  • Acronyms
  • References
  • Summary of recommendations
  • The education and training system of Palestine
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