Reinforcing Access to Cross Border Employment

At Palestinian Higher Education Institutions

Focus groups of Discussing the results of WP1 activities which are questionnaire analysis, benchmarking, modules, and topics of the assigned skill category

The Palestinian partner universities conducted internal focus groups to discuss the results of the questionnaire analysis, benchmarking report, modules, and topics of the assigned skill category.

  • Palestine Polytechnic University PPU conducted the focus group for Engineering skills on 10th March, 2021.
  • An-Najah National University ANNU conducted the focus group for IT skills on 10th March, 2021.
  • Al-Quds Open University QOU conducted the focus group for Translation and Linguistic skills on 14th March, 2021.
  • Birzeit University BZU conducted the focus group for Freelancing and soft skills on 15th March, 2021.

Based on the results of the internal focus groups, each university prepared a list for target stakeholders to be invited for the external virtual workshop on 8th April, 2021; which is managed by ANNU and aimed to present and discuss how to include further skills (modules), and how to focus on the results and recommendations which resulted from the literature review, benchmarking study and needs assessment implemented within WP1 activities of the project. Also, it included the grounding for WP2: Design and Materials Development for Training Program.

ICT Skills team meeting
Engineering Skills team meeting
Soft Skills team meeting

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