ILO Jordan holds School-To-Work Transition Survey (SWTS) Training for Department of Statistics in Jordan (DoS)

Amman, Jordan (ILO News) – September 27th 2022 marked the start of a one week-long training workshop provided by the ILO for the Jordanian Department of Statistics (DoS) on the ILO’s School-to-Work Transition (SWTS) statistical methodology and implementation.

School to work transitions are becoming increasingly challenging for youth in Jordan, negatively impacting their employability and well-being. In response, Jordan is one of 28 countries conducting an ILO SWTS, with the goal of better understanding the strengths and weaknesses in youth labour markets and the process of transitioning from education to the labour market.


The training workshop for DoS, the implementing party, included sessions on measurements of levels of transition, forms of transition, and length of transition. The training also included sessions on sampling, specifically how to use the rotation sample design in place to compute the SWT indicators.

The SWTS captures quantitative and qualitative data relating to several aspects of youth labour market outcomes and the stages and quality of their transitions to work. This information sheds light on issues that are typically not covered in standard household surveys which can inform policy dialogue, and eventual intervention. An efficient labour information system (LIS) that accurately portrays the circumstances of youth in terms of working conditions, wage information, labour protection, individual characteristics, etc. is a prerequisite for effective policy intervention.

Overall, the workshop was successful in delivering the necessary training for implementing the survey. Effective training is essential to the success to achieving the goals of the partnership. Jordanian policymakers should be able to design effective policy and programme initiatives. The survey's specific goals are to collect and analyse data on the various challenges, attitudes, and situations that influence young men and women as they transition from school to work.

This project is funded by the European Regional Development and Protection Programme (RDPP II) for Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq, which is supported by the Czech Republic, Denmark, the European Union, Ireland and Switzerland.