Supporting the strategic objectives of the London Syria Conference 2016 Ph 2

TThe purpose of the project is to increase the number of decent work opportunities for Syrian refugees and Jordanians in Jordan in the agriculture and construction sectors. By the end of the project, 4,000 Syrians and Jordanians will have benefitted from improved access to decent work in the construction and agricultural sectors through: (a) work permits and participation in the Jordanian social security system; (b) employment services (career guidance and placement); (c) certification of skills through Recognition of Prior Learning; and (d) financial and technical support for Joint Business Ventures. 1. The Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance and training providers will design/upgrade the curriculum and tests for at least three targeted occupations. Training providers will prepare test applicants on the job and in classroom, put them through the tests and retrain those who failed in order for them to be retested. Potential Jordanian and Syrian candidates will be recruited through field campaigns and job fairs, tested and referred to short-term skills upgrading programmes. Graduates will be placed mainly in the companies in which they undertook their training. 2. Training programme among cooperatives, placement agencies and other stakeholders are organized and rolled out with the aim to provide better services and improve working conditions. The establishment of placement agencies in particular will assist with the recruitment of Syrians and Jordanians, securing their work permits and placing them in construction companies. Currently no other agency is performing this task and the establishment of these agencies will be a new pilot innovation to inspire public-private partnerships to potentially take this role in the future. These organizations will implement the core services in the framework to be approved by the Ministry of Labour. Both placement agency and cooperatives will agree with each employer on specific plans related to improvement of work conditions, while at the same time providing technical expertise for improvement of productivity. The project also carries out awareness-raising campaigns towards refugees, employers and the host communities in order to improve understanding of labour rights and occupational safety and health, manage expectations of each group and prevent tensions. It will rely on this aspect on both traditional media and social media. 3. Joint business ventures are established between Syrian and Jordanians with the aim of providing them with the knowledge and skills to create their own business plan. Special attention is be paid to women’s participation in the programme. Practical challenges will be tackled with direct measures while cultural barriers will be tackled by direct interactions with their families to try to overcome them.

Project symbol

JOR/17/03/GBR

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

22/08/2017

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

1063433

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

928206

Development Partners

United Kingdom, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Country/Countries

Jordan

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects