Efficiency and Effectiveness of Palestinian Vocational Education and Training

Mahmoud El-Jafari ()
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Mahmoud El-Jafari: Faculty of Business and Economics , Al-Quds University of Jerusalem

No 571, Working Papers from Economic Research Forum

Abstract: Due to the importance of human resource development in Palestine, the issue of matching the supply of and demand for VET graduates has become very crucial. As the gap between supply and demand is widening, both sides VET institutes and employers in the private sector are called upon to narrow the gap between these sectors. It is illogical that only 10% of employees with fourteen years of schooling are employed in the economic sector, excluding health and education. The choice of joining VET Institutes or academic education at the age of 18 has been found to be totally determined by economic and financial factors. Students seek to acquire several skills and competencies in due time. As long as the determination of the income and salary depends on the graduates productivity, he/she will acquire sufficient skills and competences as proxies for his /her productivity. These measures could empower and increase the competitiveness of VET graduates in skilled labor markets. On the other hand, private sector should intensify investments in the potential productive and service sub sectors that could lead to job creation.

Pages: 25
Date: 2010-01-11, Revised 2010-01-11
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