Since 2014, Belgium has the lead in the education sector in
the Palestinian Territory. Together with
the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, the
Belgian Development Agency (BTC) aims to enhance the quality and the capacities
of training institutions. One of the objectives is to improve the quality and
the labour-market relevance of technical and vocational education and training
through the creation of public-private partnerships.
To further strengthen our expertise, BTC joins forces with
the Flemish Public Employment Service (VDAB) and the Flemish Network for Entrepreneurship
Training (SYNTRA). On April 22th, three experts of VDAB and SYNTRA met in
Jerusalem with the Consul General of Belgium, Bruno Jans, and the Head of
Development Cooperation, Florence Duvieusart, to discuss how the Palestinian
partners can benefit from their expertise.
Both organisations participated last week in a practical training
workshop organised by BTC in cooperation with the International Training Centre
of the ILO on the management of technical and vocational training institutions.
In the coming months VDAB and SYNTRA will work closely together with their
Palestinian counterparts of the public and private sector to further strengthen
the TVET sector.