With the gracious hosting of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Ministry of Vocational Training and Education, the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization and the Ministry of Vocational Training and Education held "the Third (3) Conference of Ministers and Leaders Responsible for Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the Arab World during the period 26-28 December 2022 at the Ali Rahal International Conference Center in Algiers, with the participation of (10) Arab countries, namely: the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Tunisia, the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of Sudan, the Federal Republic of Somalia, the State of Palestine, the State of Qatar, the State of Libya, and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, and a number of regional and international organizations and unions: the Association of Arab Universities, the UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education in Riyadh, and the Arab Union for Technical Education, under the supervision of His Excellency Professor Dr. Aymen Benabderrahmane, Prime Minister of the Republic of Algeria, the President of the National Assembly, the National Gendarmerie, the Governor of Algiers, and a number of important figures, with wide-scale media coverage at the Algerian national, Arab, regional and international levels. The conference discussed the topic of "Aligning Technical and Vocational Education and Training with the Labor Market and the Future of the Green Economy and Digitalization", through the following reference documents: "The Main Document: Aligning Technical and Vocational Education and Training with the Labor Market and the Future of the Green Economy", the document of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Ministry of Vocational Training and Education "The Vocational Training and Education Sector: Sixty (60) Years, Achievements, Challenges and Prospects", the document "The Common Arab Qualifications Framework", the document "Standards for Determining the Outcomes of Technical and Vocational Education and Training", the document: "The Role of Scientific Research and Innovation in Developing the Technical and Vocational Education and Training Sector to Contribute to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the Experience of the Arab Republic of Egypt as a Model", in addition to the outputs of the workshops that discussed the topic: "The Competitive Advantage of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Systems for Enhancing Youth Employment Opportunities in the Arab Countries", and "The Role of Studies and Research in Developing the Vocational Training and Education Sector", and a presentation of a number of national experiences, namely: the experience of Algeria, the experience of Saudi Arabia, and the experience of the United Arab Emirates.
The conference issued thirteen (13) recommendations: nine (9) recommendations directed to the Arab countries, and four (4) recommendations directed to the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and its partners, as follows:
- Recommendations directed to the Arab countries: Calling upon the Arab countries to:
- Increase the level of attention to the field of technical training and vocational training within policies, legislation and regulations in the Arab World
- A call to structure technical and vocational education and training curricula according to the international specifications and standards related to the profession
- Direct studies and research to serve and develop the technical and vocational education and training sector in the Arab World.
- Keep pace with digital transformation in the field of technical and vocational education and training.
- Ensure equal opportunities for technical and vocational education and training for the various segments of society
- Incorporate green economy concepts into technical and vocational education and training curricula.
- Adopt mechanisms to support the projects of qualified youth.
- Develop the infrastructure of the technical and vocational education and training sector.
- Support the Republic of Somalia in benefiting from the experiences of leading countries in the field of vocational training, with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization providing coordination and technical support to it.
- Recommendations directed to the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization and its partners:Calling upon ALECSO to:
- Calling upon ALECSO and the UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education to include the quality of technical and vocational education and training in the Arab Model for Quality and Excellence in Education project.
- Calling upon ALECSO and the Association of Arab Universities to coordinate with the Arab countries that do not have national frameworks to provide them with technical assistance in developing their national frameworks, and to train the relevant personnel in designing and qualifying them by adopting the Common Arab Reference Framework for Qualifications.
- Calling upon ALECSO, in cooperation with the Arab countries, to develop an electronic platform in technical and vocational education and training that serves as digital incubators stimulating creativity and innovation.
- Develop a guiding manual of terminology specific to technical and vocational education and training.
