Increase your employability.

Approximately 30 % of the jordanian population is 19 – 30 years of age. Employment is one of the challenge for them. Unemployment results in inactivity and uncertainty, and it foments feelings of frustration and helplessness.

The employability of a person is based on specific skills (hard skills, knowledge, experiences) but soft skills support it and they often make the difference. In today’s workplace the need for soft skills is widely considered as vital.
Soft skills contribute to work performance in combination with technical or hard skills and knowledge, basic skills (language, literacy and numeracy) and personal values. Soft skills make the differences between jobseekers. Employers emphasis on the candidates’ personal qualities and attitudes (soft skills). Individuals should invest in their soft skill development in order to improve their employability level.

A wide range of studies recommends to further pursue recent steps aimed to include life and soft skills in education curricula. In addition career guidance and counseling are essential auxiliary factors that can help young people attain their professional goals. 

A training on life and soft skills plus career guidance is in need to assist individuals in education to work transition.

Unique and innovative approach

IYAF created, developed and piloted a tailor-made program, called JOBSEEKER. We deliver life and soft skills training plus career guidance and thereby work on crucial factors in education to work transition. The program is based on three pillars: mentoring, experiential learning and career guidance. Our slogan: “Mentoring youth for employment – shape characters.”

9 weeks | 13 modules | 143 units of learning

The modules are based on group learning, 10 participants start the program together. Each participant will undergo the program with the same group he started with. During the journey, modules are in a setting of 3 participants and rounded up one-one mentoring. In that way we provide participants with a supportive environment from the start on.

Learning is not only based on a typical classroom setting, we lead participants out of their own comfort zone. In general, the program is not stationary and bound to a place, modules are exercised in the participant’s environment, exceptions are the experiential/outdoor modules 1, 3, 5 and 10. Here modules take place in an unfamiliar environment, which encourages the openness and freedom to learn. The combination of both assists to transfer learning.

Between the modules we provide one-on-one mentoring and online journaling exercises. After each module participants take agency in learning and create their own lessons learned video (edutainment techniques).

Modules are building up on each other therefore the learning curve is steadily increasing.

We provide crucial skills for the job market

The program contains the following life and soft skills that are in demand on the job market and contribute to employability:

self-awareness, external perception, personal growth, reflection, critical thinking, love & self-acceptance, self-esteem, anticipation, imagination, vision, life-planning, goal-setting, informed choices conflict solution, problem solving, team-work, negotiation, empathy, responsibility, acceptance resilience to stress, grid, endurance, reliability, patients, discipline

Become a partner

The program is created from Jordanian for people living in Jordan. Part of the target group of the program is facing financial stress and would not be able to enroll for the program. Therefore, we depend on Jordanian that help us to empower the youth of Jordan through donations. We are thankful for any assistance. In our point of view donations are a sign of respect and of support towards the community that we are living in.

Donate & Empower

Name of Company: شركة سفراء الشباب الدولية
Bank: Jordan Kuwait Bank
Branch: Shmeisani Branch
Bank Account Number: 22467351013002-C
IBAN: JO55JKBA2240006735100013002000
Swift code: JKBAJOAM
Purpose of Payment: TA

TURNOVER OF EMPLOYEES ?

• 800 JD average cost of turnover per resigning employee (Advertisement, Recruitment, Hiring, Onboarding, Direct & Indirect Costs, Replacement, Legal Costs,… )

• 60 % of new hired quit within the first year, majority within first 90 days

• It takes 3 to 8 month for a new hired to reach high productivity

WE ARE HERE TO ASSIST

Increase your retention rate – lower turnover

• increase the performance of your employee (higher profit)

• save turnover costs

• increase engagement of your employee

OUR SOLUTION

Our approach is based on three pillars: mentoring, experiential learning and guidance. Our slogan: “Mentoring youth for employment – shape characters.” 

Employees were 49% less likely to leave the company after participating in the mentoring program.

91% of employees with mentors are satisfied with their jobs, including 57% who are very satisfied.

We work on soft & life skills, which are success factors for your employee. 

The outcome:

• Familiarice employee with company profile (Rules for behavior; The company’s structure; Company goals for the future; The company’s mission statement and values) 
• Clarify role of employee – match of expectations 
• CO-workers introduction 
• Improvement of performance
• Improvement of communication & soft + life skills
• Increase employee engagement
• Transfer of knowledge
• Development of personal career plan  
• Unveil the potential of employees 

Choose between our programs:

A) Onboarding program or B) Training for Instructors 

A) Onboarding Program

Part-time 6 week onboarding program + continuous mentoring for the first 6 month. Optional up to 12 month.

B) Training for Instructors

Your Employee as an part-time Instructor?

We train your personnel to be able to accompany/mentor  newly recruit in the first year from the onboarding process to a productive and innovative employee.

Inspired by best practice of Austrian Companies.

Give to Jobseekers

a) Knowledge

Sharing your expertise is the jobseekers benefit. To improve our program we are depending on experiences shared by businesses/companies. We would love to hear from you:

• What soft-skills (not- hard skills), character and attitude you are looking for in a new employee?
• What are your challenges with new hires?
• What are success factors for new hires?

By answering these questions you are meaningfully contributing to the program.

Please send us an e-mail.

More information on the jobseeker program here: https://tareeqjo.com/jobseekers/ 

b) Financial contribution

Our 9 week innovative jobseeker program is for free. The target group is facing financial stress and would not be able to enroll for the program. Therefore, we depend on Jordanian Companies that help us to empower the youth of Jordan through donations. We are thankful for any assistance. In our point of view donations are a sign of respect and of support towards the community that we are living in.

COSTS of Jobseeker program

One participant receives 143 hours of learning. Cost per hour 10 JOD.

For Fall’24 we plan to enroll 20 participants. For 2025 100 participants. 

Note: Tareeqak Akafak is a project under IYAF, therefore donations are entitled to tax deduction. 

Receive – Your Benefit as a Partner

Donate for the jobseeker program and profit fourfold 

high turnover in your company? We designed tailor-made programs: A) Onboarding program or B) Training for Instructors. More here: https://tareeqjo.com/business/ 

1st – Training for you Company

4 hours Team building event at your company for 12 person

increase your productivity

worth 1000 JOD

Communication – Collaboration – Self-awareness & Awareness of Others

Trainer: Peter Hofer,MSc Austria.

2nd – Discount for your employee EC Language Schools

Send your employee to https://www.ecenglish.com/en 

Your donation entitles you to minimum of 10 % Discount at EC Language Schools

3rd – Publicity 

a) Jobseeker promotion videos that reach yearly a min. of 10000 youth in each of the 12 governorates. In total min. 120000.

b) Logo on TA website + social media channel IYAF plus TA

c) TA logo on your website or Sustainability CSR report.

d) dedicated post about the partnership.

e) hashtag at posts on the program

4th – potential employee

Benefit from our Alumninetwork -> potential Employee

SDGs

We are building awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The program especially contributes to reach goal 8 Decent work and economic growth.

Qualified Staff

Staff underwent training in Germany and  Austria on topics like: Life-Counseling/Coaching, Outdoor-Adventure Education and Theory of Experience Reflection Circle. In addition, Staff is certified by University of Turku, Finland on Outdoor Education.