Amman: The Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) on Tuesday graduated the second cohort of a Jordanian-German project designed to prepare young Jordanians for dual vocational training in Germany's skilled trades sector. Under the Partnerships for Development-Oriented Vocational Training and Labour Migration (PAM) project, 55 participants have secured vocational training contracts with German companies, 32 have traveled to Germany to begin training, and about 20 are completing visa procedures, said VTC Director General Raafat Sawafin.
According to Jordan News Agency, Sawafin added that 430 men and women from the first two cohorts had joined the project, including 91 who passed the B1 German-language examination. The project has also equipped five German-language laboratories and classrooms across Jordan's three regions. As for its scope, the program targets Jordanians aged 18-33 and prepares them for dual vocational training programs in Germany lasting three to three-and-a-half years. The Jordan component runs from November 1, 2024, through 2027, added Sawafin.
During the second quarter of 2026, the project received a "large" number of applications for its intermediate track and completed the screening and interview process in cooperation with the Princess Taghrid Institute for Development and Training, he noted. Talking at the graduation ceremony, Ministry of Labor Secretary-General Abdul Halim Dujan said the project provides participants with structured access to vocational training and employment opportunities in Germany.
The project is implemented by the German development agency GIZ on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), in partnership with the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts (ZDH), the Ministry of Labor, and VTC, added Dujan. In turn, German Embassy Development Cooperation Representative Laura Schnitler said the project provides a legal and organized pathway that supports participants while helping address demand for skilled workers. Representatives of the German Embassy, GIZ, German Jordanian University, the Princess Taghrid Institute, and Goethe-Institut Jordan attended the graduation ceremony.