ILO holds gender mainstreaming training for employment service officers in Jordan
The training discussed the role of national employment services in enhancing gender-responsive practices and procedures as well as women’s economic empowerment.
3 April 2023
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AMMAN (ILO News) - The International Labour Organization (ILO) held a three-day training workshop for 30 officers of national employment services in Jordan on gender mainstreaming and equality.
The officers were from the Ministry of Labour (MoL), the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), the National Aid Fund (NAF), the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC), the National Employment and Training (NET) company, the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
ILO specialists coordinated and facilitated the training, which explained gender principles, concepts, terminology, theories, influencing factors, and how they evolved over time.
Highlighting international gender standards and the importance of gender equality, the training discussed the role of national employment services in enhancing gender-responsive practices and procedures as well as women’s economic empowerment.
The participants engaged in interactive exercises, including methods to develop gender indicators and policies.
ILO National Project Officer for Employment and Skills Khaled Al Qudah said the workshop was part of the ILO’s efforts in supporting employment services and vocational guidance for Jordanians and Syrians.
“The training focused on gender issues and how they impact employment, as well as their relation to challenges faced by women in joining the labour market and in increasing their labour participation rate, which is among the lowest in the world” Al Qudah said. “It sought to build the capacity of national employment service officers. We are happy to collaborate with our national partners to devise strategies that would empower more women to enter the labour market.”
The workshop was funded by the US State Department Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and the project “EU-ILO collaboration in the monitoring of labour aspects in the implementation of EU’s rules of origin initiative for Jordan” which is funded by the EU.
The national Department of Statistics (DOS) estimates female labour participation in Jordan at 14-15 per cent, compared to 54 percent for males.
At the end of the training, the ILO presented the participants with certificates of completion.
The officers were from the Ministry of Labour (MoL), the Ministry of Social Development (MoSD), the National Aid Fund (NAF), the Vocational Training Corporation (VTC), the National Employment and Training (NET) company, the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions (GFJTU), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
ILO specialists coordinated and facilitated the training, which explained gender principles, concepts, terminology, theories, influencing factors, and how they evolved over time.
Highlighting international gender standards and the importance of gender equality, the training discussed the role of national employment services in enhancing gender-responsive practices and procedures as well as women’s economic empowerment.
The participants engaged in interactive exercises, including methods to develop gender indicators and policies.
ILO National Project Officer for Employment and Skills Khaled Al Qudah said the workshop was part of the ILO’s efforts in supporting employment services and vocational guidance for Jordanians and Syrians.
“The training focused on gender issues and how they impact employment, as well as their relation to challenges faced by women in joining the labour market and in increasing their labour participation rate, which is among the lowest in the world” Al Qudah said. “It sought to build the capacity of national employment service officers. We are happy to collaborate with our national partners to devise strategies that would empower more women to enter the labour market.”
The workshop was funded by the US State Department Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), and the project “EU-ILO collaboration in the monitoring of labour aspects in the implementation of EU’s rules of origin initiative for Jordan” which is funded by the EU.
The national Department of Statistics (DOS) estimates female labour participation in Jordan at 14-15 per cent, compared to 54 percent for males.
At the end of the training, the ILO presented the participants with certificates of completion.