Jordan Times
Monday, March 6, 2006
King urges jobless to
join vocational training
His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday urged the jobless to enrol in vocational
training needed for local labour market. King Abdullah told leaders of Bani
Hamidah and Bani Abbad tribes at a Royal Court meeting that a large number of
university graduates are unemployed because they hold degrees in fields unwanted
in the labour market. "It's unreasonable all study humanitarian and scientific
disciplines at a time when the market lacks skilled workers and technicians,"
the King said. He said the meeting was part of efforts to find effective
solutions to tackle poverty and unemployment, adding that previous mechanisms to
address such problems were "very weak." The Monarch said it was important to
benefit from the experiences of retired servicemen and civil servants, who can
contribute to development efforts — Petra