EU,VTC open doors for Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence at Salt

AMMAN — The Vocational Training Corporation (VTC) announced Tuesday in a press statement that the Pharmaceutical Centre of Excellence (PCOE) in Salt, in close collaboration with the Jordanian Association of Pharmaceutical Manufactures and the Employment-Technical and Vocational Education Training (ETVET) fund, is offering professional training, initially for a one-year technical diploma in manufacturing operations in production units. The training is enabled through the Employment-Technical Vocational Education and Training Reform Project funded by the European Union. The training is part of a broader strategy to contribute to demand driven education and training, in full partnership with the private sector. "Currently, 32 trainees, of whom 16 are women, are active learners as they have already secured assurances for gainful jobs in the thriving Jordanian pharmaceutical industry," the press release said. The EU project has supported the overall training programme development including  learning and training materials in a modular structure and integrated with 3 months of industry apprenticeship/internship.  The EU has also provided the VTC to set-up a library with valuable reference material. With financial assistance from ETVET fund, the training centre in Salt is fully refurbished and well equipped with a state-of-the-art manufacturing line.