TOT in Leipzig, Germany

As part of the capacity building in the Vocational training center for undergraduate university students and teachers in Jordan (VTC project), trainers from GJU and six other Jordanian partners participated in the train of the trainer program conducted at HTWK Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany in the period 11-17 March 2017.  The GJU delegate included, and Dr. Ziad Abuelrub (VTC Project coordinator), Eng. Eslam ALQasem    (Research & Teaching assistant, School of Applied Medical Sciences), Eng. Fahid Rumaneh (Research & Teaching assistant, School of Applied Medical Sciences), Eng. Ali Bani Fayyad (Research & Teaching assistant, School of Applied Medical Sciences), Eng. Hazim Alawawdeh (Treasurer, Finance Department) and Eng. Amira Abu Rabi (VTC Project Secretary, School of Applied Medical Sciences). The TOT training covered three main themes: vocational Skills building, visits to vocations Institutions, and cultural visits to the city. The vocational skills included training on critical thinking in problem solving and new ideas, Dialogue, Interaction and Conversation Skills, Sales and Marketing Skills and Start your own business. The TOT program included some professional visits to:  visit to the HTWK Leipzig University was made. The GJU-trainers will use the given training packages as a training material for GJU students in upcoming training workshops and short courses to be conducted at the VTC at GJU. It worth mentioning that The VTC project is a three years’ project funded by the European Union through an Erasmus+ Project. The VTC lab has a complementary role for other entities at GJU in providing the GJU students with co-curricular skills and courses that are required by the job market. Further, the VTC lab has been established at each Jordanian partner university where it is located at GJU in building M hall 327.