Amman- April , 2017 

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 in Porto, Portugal in the period 17 – 21 Apr. 2017.  The GJU delegate included Mr. Muneer Baniyounis (Director of Public Relations & Marketing Department), Mr. Fieras Alfawaire (Career Guidance and Alumni Office), and Dr. Ziad Abuelrub (VTC Project coordinator).

The TOT training covered three main themes: vocational Skills building, visits to vocations Institutions, and cultural visits.

The vocational skills included training on quality management systems, marketing skills, and overview on webQDA – Qualitative data analysis software. In addition, a briefing was given on Portuguese higher education and teaching strategies at universities.

The TOT program included some professional visits to: UPT University, Municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Europarque tour – BIZ FEIRA and LEINTUDES Oncology Center, and GRANOTRTE Cork Plant

The TOT program included also some cultural visits that involved Oporto tour guide with a history of Portuguese Art Professor.

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.