The Ministers of Labor and Education sign a cooperation protocol
The Ministry of Labor witnessed, today, Tuesday, the signing of a cooperation protocol with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, regarding the development of the vocational and technical training system, where the "protocol" was signed by Mr. Mohamed Gebran, Minister of Labor, and Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education.
Minister Mohamed Gebran stressed that this "protocol" is a qualitative leap in the vocational training system, and the qualification of young people, according to the needs of the labor market at home and abroad, in line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to link the training and educational process to the required professions, especially future ones, imposed by the technological boom around the world.
Minister Gebran pointed out that the Ministry of Labor has an integrated vocational training system, consisting of fixed training centers that provide training services to young people for free, especially within the villages of the presidential initiative "Decent Life", as well as the "New Beginning for Human Development" initiative. Gebran said that linking training to the needs of the labor market was a dream that is now being fulfilled in light of the integration of the two ministries to achieve the graduation of a worker at a level that suits the patterns of the labor market.
Minister Gebran explained that the "protocol" includes cooperation and coordination, and benefiting from the capabilities of the "two ministries" of expertise and vocational training centers, schools and classes specializing in technical and industrial education, and advanced curricula to expand the training process to keep pace with the culture of the "new republic".
For his part, Mr. Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education, stressed the importance of this "protocol" within the framework of the Egyptian state's plan to develop capabilities and qualify young people for future professions and the labor market, as it comes within the framework of expanding policies to support technical and technological education and adding more than 30 new technical schools.
The Minister of Education added that technical education is one of the most important files that the ministry is keen to make every effort to develop in cooperation with various ministries and entities, as it represents one of the most important ways to achieve sustainable development, noting that the ministry's vision aims to create a breakthrough in the technical education system to graduate students whose skills and abilities keep pace with the changing requirements of the labor market.
The signing of the protocol was attended by Dr. Ayman Bahaa El-Din, Deputy Minister, and Dr. Amr Basila, Head of the Central Administration for Technical Education Development, and Director of the Operation and Management Unit of Applied Technology Schools.