A new school year has begun for the two vocational training centers in LWF’s Vocational Training Program (VTP). Over 300 Palestinian youth are part of the program.
The LWF center in Beit Hanina, a neighborhood local to Jerusalem, has 247 trainees this term, seven of whom are women. The Beit Hanina center will be incorporating an apprenticeship program into its training scheme. This program will increase the cooperation between the students and the local market, thereby increasing a student’s employment opportunities after graduation.
The LWF center in the West Bank city of Ramallah has 64 trainees this term, eight of whom are women. The first three to four months of the term, students will be in the classroom learning theory and methodology. In the winter they will start apprenticeships at local businesses.
Students in the LWF VTP study in the fields of carpentry, aluminum, metalwork, auto-mechanics, auto-electronics, telecommunications, and plumbing and central heating.
The LWF VTP has provided vocational training to Palestinian youth since 1949. The VTP continues to provide quality training and to promote the human right of access to education for hundreds of Palestinian youth every year.
