The main objective of this assignment is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the EU intervention in the basic education system in Jordan under the EU Budget Support to the MoE (EUR 32 million). It aims at providing an overall independent assessment of the agreed general and specific conditions of the “EUTF Support to […]
On the 4th of February 2016, the Government of Jordan presented “The Jordan Compact” and a “New Holistic Approach between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the International Community to deal with the Syrian Refugee Crisis” at the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London. Inside this compact, the international community and Jordan agreed […]
The main purpose is to contribute to the assessment of the education sector in Jordan through the following activities: To assess all the conditions for the Budget Support to the Ministry of Education to deal with the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan under TF-MADAD/2017/T04.66; To update the methodology for the assessment of the quality of […]
The National Aid Fund (NAF) is one of the leading institutions in the field of social protection in Jordan. Established in 1986 pursuant to law No. 36/1986, the Fund aims to provide assistance to the most deprived and vulnerable groups to improve their standard of living through the following range of services: Monthly Cash Assistance, […]
On the 4th of February 2016, the Government of Jordan presented “The Jordan Compact” and a “New Holistic Approach between the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the International Community to deal with the Syrian Refugee Crisis” at the Supporting Syria and the Region Conference in London. Inside this compact, the international community and Jordan agreed […]
The focus of the current evaluation is on the monitoring of progress against set indicators and the assessment of achievements, the quality and the results of interventions in the context of an evolving cooperation policy with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches. Evaluations should provide an understanding of the cause and effects links between activities […]
In August 2016 the Governments of Norway, the USA (USAID) and the UK (DFID) joined together with the Government of Jordan to deliver the “Accelerating Access to Quality Formal Education for Syrian Refugee Children” through a project titled “The Jordan Compact Education Fund (JCEF)”. The JCEF is delivered through pooling funds into a special account. […]
The EC has currently 2 programmes in support to Jordan’s education reform: A Programme to support Jordan’s National Education reform of 42 Million Euros of which 40.1 Million are channelled through Sector Budget Support; A Special Measure on DCI Middle East funds to support Jordan’s public education system to cope with the increase in demand […]
The proposed programme will be a follow-up to current EU support to Jordan’s education sector. The recommended funding modality is Sector Budget Support (SBS). It is indicatively proposed to structure the disbursement of the M€ 23 with a combination of a budget support and a complementary support one (including technical assistance and audit, monitoring and […]
Since April 2006 the EC has allocated financial resources for the support of technical assistance services in the reform of Special Education in Jordan. Technical assistance services were directed towards the development of special education programs at the Ministry of Education. Existing remedial and gifted programs were benchmarked with international standards and training programs were […]
The Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy (ERfKE) is a comprehensive national five-year plan to transform kindergarten, basic and secondary education tom meet the needs of a modern, knowledge-based economy and consists of four components: Reorienting education policy objectives and strategies and reforming governance and administrative systems; Transforming education programs and practices to achieve learning […]
Current EU support is directed towards basic education, youth programmes, vocational and higher education, primarily through a budget support programme (EUR 30 million from 2011-2014) and a capacity development programme (EUR 3 million). An additional EUR 35 million are foreseen in support to the Employment and Technical and Vocational Education and Training Reform Programme, out […]
The EU welcomes the willingness of Jordan to improve and promote the access of disabled people to education and employment, their access to information and adequate health care systems, their mobility without facing neither physical nor social obstacles, as well as to protect and ensure their full and equal enjoyment of rights, just as the […]
Following a request of the Ministry of Industry and Trade,the Policy Support and Institutional Strengthening Component (PSIS) of the Euro – Jordanian Action for the Development of the Enterprise (EJADA) Project has provided the blueprint for the establishing of the Jordan Upgrading and Modernisation Programme (JUMP) which will provide following services to the SMEs in […]
In April 2002, the European Commission and the Government of Jordan signed a Financing Agreement for a programme of “Support for Regulatory Reform and Privatisation” (SRRP). The overall aim of the SRRP programme is to enhance the economic efficiency of infrastructure in Jordan, to improve access of the population to infrastructure services, and alleviate budgetary […]
A new vision for education and an integrated national strategy for education in Jordan are being put in place as part of the Education for Knowledge Economy Project (ERfKE I). This process will enable Jordan to meet the challenges of becoming a knowledge society and competing in the global marketplace. The core elements of ERfKE […]
The Jordan TVET system is fragmented with a high level of centralisation and supply orientated,. The National Agenda exercise launched by the Government in 2005 identifies proposals for Employment and TVET. They go a long way towards establishing a sector policy for TVET, mainly in terms of governance and management, recommending the establishment of an […]
