The training will be carried out through the Training of Trainers (TOT) program and/or knowledge and information sharing.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Manpower Ministry has offered to assist the Palestinian government in carrying out employment training to bolster the capacity development and competency of workers in the Arabic country.

In a press release received on Friday, Manpower Minister Ida Fauziyah said that her ministry is planning to provide assistance in vocational training as well as capacity building in work safety and health (K3) to the Palestinian government.

"The training will be carried out through the Training of Trainers (TOT) program and/or knowledge and information sharing," she informed during a bilateral meeting with Palestinian Labor Minister Nasri Abu Jaish in Amman, Jordan, on Thursday.

The two countries have close diplomatic relations, thus, the Indonesian government is committed to boosting relations through various collaborations, including in the manpower sector, she added.

"We hope that this bilateral meeting can make bilateral relations and cooperations between the Government of the State of Palestine and the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in the manpower sector to become closer and stronger," she remarked.

According to Fauziyah, the bilateral meeting in Jordan was a follow-up to a meeting that took place in Singapore some time ago.

The Indonesian minister said that her ministry has prepared a zero draft Letter of Intent (LoI) to initiate a cooperation agreement between the two countries regarding vocational training as well as capacity building in K3.

"We hope that this collaboration (initiation) can be followed up with the preparation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and the implementation of the agreed programs," she added.

The bilateral meeting took place on the sidelines of the “Partners Meeting to Support the Implementation of the Palestinian National Employment Strategy.”

The meeting aimed to support the creation of decent jobs in Palestine and provide inputs for the implementation of the Palestinian National Employment Strategy 2021–2025.

There are three key strategies of the Palestinian national employment program, which has been developed by a number of Palestinian ministries with technical support from the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The strategies comprise strengthening the governance of active labor market programs; aligning skills development and educational programs with the needs of the labor market; as well as improving the resilience of the private sector to create decent job opportunities, especially for youth and women.

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