{"id":1344,"date":"2020-04-09T10:44:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T14:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2026-04-28T10:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T14:41:10","slug":"lerrn-working-paper-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/2020\/lerrn-working-paper-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Syrian and Jordanian Youth Transitions from Education to Employment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Understanding Syrian and Jordanian Youth Transitions from Education to Employment\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

Working Paper 6<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yasmeen Shahzadeh<\/a>, McGill University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Executive Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Syrian and Jordanian youth in Jordan are experiencing challenges with regards to their access to education, their employment, and the transitions between the two. Amidst rising costs, economic fragility, and political uncertainty, youth in the country are rendered increasingly vulnerable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this working paper, LERRN researcher and McGill University Masters student Yasmeen Shahzadeh explores the current circumstances related to youth\u2019s education and employment in Jordan, and discusses some challenges in linking both phases based on the field work she conducted in Amman, Jordan in the summer of 2019, as well as using existing academic literature and non-governmental publications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This paper also introduces several recommendations for research and action that can inform future applied research and discussions of education and employment policy and practice in Jordan and in the region. First, advocacy to work to increase minimum wage for citizens and non-citizens in Jordan is crucial in light of rising costs of living. Second, exploring the possibility of opening professions to Syrians in Jordan is crucial, given the increasingly protracted nature of this conflict \u2013 drawing attention to the opportunity of opening up teaching jobs to Syrians. Third, it advocates for a market-based approach to designing training, education, & employment programs to graduate youth with in-demand qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lastly, this paper highlights the importance of further research and a focus on knowledge translation to operationalize research into policy response, donor action, and organizational programming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n

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