UNESCO celebrates graduation of 350 vocational training students

AMMAN — UNESCO project “Sustaining Quality Education and Promoting Skills Opportunities for Young Syrian Refugees in Jordan” has concluded recently with the graduation of over 350 young Jordanians and Syrians, according to a statement released on Saturday by the agency’s office in Amman.

The EU-funded project consisted of one year of vocational training, qualifying students to earn the BTEC Level 3 international accredited diplomas at Al Quds College in Amman.

The project aligned with the government’s 2016-2018 Jordan Response Plan aimed at providing post-basic education opportunities for vulnerable Jordanian and Syrian refugee youth, according to the statement.