As part of an expanded regional partnership with Boeing, Education For Employment (EFE), the leading youth employment organisation in the region, has launched yet another year of job placement and training programmes through four countries in MENA.
Across Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and the UAE, 1,188 youth have participated in Boeing training programmes to date. Job Training & Placement Programme graduates have been placed in various jobs in the automotive, education, healthcare, retail, ICT/BPO, hospitality and tourism industries, a statement from EFE said.
EFE-Global President & CEO Andrew Baird said: “Since 2015, Boeing and EFE’s partnership has resulted in tremendous impact for youth seeking employment. Across Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and the UAE, 1,188 youth have participated in Boeing training programmes to date.”
These programmes will be designed to equip participants to join and navigate the realities of the local labour market, offering them in-demand skills and competencies. Throughout these programmes, each EFE Affiliate will aim to simulate the work environment, requiring participants to attend classes, actively participate in a variety of programmes, and place them in jobs after their successful completion of such programmes.
EFE’s partnership with Boeing began in Jordan in 2015. EFE-Jordan delivered two Job Training & Placement Programme cohorts in the retail sector beginning in May 2015. Forty students graduated from these classes and 32 youth were placed in jobs (80%).
Boeing Middle East, Turkey and Africa President Kuljit Ghata-Aura said: “Boeing has been working with EFE in different community partners across the MENA region to help address the high unemployment rates in the region. Since 2015, we and our partners at EFE have delivered job training programmes resulting in the majority of graduates finding meaningful jobs across major industries.”
Baird also added: “MENA has the largest youth population globally and the highest youth unemployment rates; the need to address such a challenge has never been greater.
Together with Boeing, we have and can create economic opportunities for unemployed youth in MENA so that they can create a brighter future for themselves, their families, and their communities.”-
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