DRAF T I MPACT ASSE SSME NT ST UDY
Pre pa re d b y: Ma ze n Ha shwe h Pre se nte d to : QI F Bo a rd a nd PCU On: 21/ 12/ 2017
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DRAF T I MPACT ASSE SSME NT ST UDY Pre pa re d b y: Ma ze n Ha shwe h Pre se nte d to : QI F Bo a rd a nd PCU On: 21/ 12/ 2017 A. Study Ob je c tive B. T he Pro je c t C. T he Asse ssme nt D. Ma in F inding s E
Pre pa re d b y: Ma ze n Ha shwe h Pre se nte d to : QI F Bo a rd a nd PCU On: 21/ 12/ 2017
A. Study Ob je c tive B. T
he Pro je c t
C. T
he Asse ssme nt
D. Ma in F
inding s
E
. Ma in Re c o mme nda tio ns
A.1. Ove ra ll Ob je c tive A.2. Sub Ob je c tive s
Asse ss the impa c t o f the 20 pro je c ts
imple me nte d in T e rtia ry E duc a tio n I nstitutio ns in the We st Ba nk a nd Ga za unde r the Qua lity I mpro ve me nt F und c o mpo ne nt o f the T e rtia ry E duc a tio n Pro je c t o f the E 2WT P – Cyc le 1 a nd 2
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imple me nting the QI F pro je c ts o n the pro je c ts’ ta rg e t g ro ups, the la b o r ma rke t, the b e ne fic ia ry institutio n/ s pro g ra ms, pa rtne rs a nd sta ff
Ge ne ra te re c o mme nda tio ns tha t
will c o ntrib ute to the impro ve me nt
Asse ss pro c e dure s fo llo we d in
imple me nting pro je c ts
Asse ss dutie s a nd c o ntrib utio ns o f diffe re nt
pa rtie s/ pa rtne rs
Asse ss ro le o f QI
F Bo a rd b y e xa mining the e ffic ie nc y o f the QI F Bo a rd po lic ie s a nd pro c e dure s in disc ussing , a ppro ving a nd a wa rding sub mitte d QI F pro po sa ls
Asse ss impa c t o f e a c h individua l pro je c t
pro g ra m, pa rtne ring institutio ns fo rm priva te se c to r; e nro lle d stude nts, g ra dua te s a nd/ o r o the r re le va nt sta ke ho lde rs
Ga the r fe e db a c k fro m ta rg e t
c o mmunitie s a nd pa rtic ipa ting T E I s a nd pa rtne rs a s to pe rc e ptio n, stre ng ths a nd we a kne sse s o f the c o nduc te d pro je c ts.
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a c ilita te a pro c e ss to c a pture le sso ns le a rne d. T his will he lp the PCU to re plic a te the g o o d wo rk a nd impro ve pro je c t se rvic e de live ry.
Ana lyze e xisting a nd po te ntia l
de live ry me c ha nism a nd g e ne ra ting re c o mme nda tio ns tha t will c o ntrib ute to the de ve lo pme nt o f imple me nting future QI F c yc le s
B.1. Pro je c t Ob je c tive s B.2. Pro je c t De sc riptio n
On July 2, 2012, the Mo E
HEre c e ive d a fina nc ia l suppo rt fro m the Wo rld Ba nk in the a mo unt o f 6.5 millio n USD unde r the pro je c t “E duc a tio n to Wo rk T ra nsitio n Pro je c t (E 2WT P)”
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he ma in de ve lo pme nt g o a l o f the pro je c t is to e nha nc e yo ung Pa le stinia n tra nsitio n fro m e duc a tio n to wo rk thro ug h fo ste ring the linka g e s b e twe e n T e rtia ry E duc a tio n I nstitutio ns (T E I s) a nd priva te se c to r e mplo ye rs T he E 2WT P pro je c t is e xpe c te d to c o ntrib ute to :
Po ve rty re duc tio n Re duc tio n o f so me o f the drive rs o f
c o nflic ts
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mpro ve d live liho o d pro spe c ts a nd q ua lity o f life in the We st Ba nk a nd Ga za .
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he Pa le stinia n Autho rity’ s (PA) stra te g y fo r the de ve lo pme nt o f a Pa le stinia n T VE T sub se c to r
A ma jo r c o mpo ne nt o f the E 2WT P is the Qua lity I mpro ve me nt F und Gra nts (QI F ), b y whic h:
A to ta l o f 20 g ra nts we re a wa rde d in
2 c yc le s to suppo rt 20 (15WB & 5 GS) pro je c ts
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mple me nte d in 16 diffe re nt institutio ns (7 c o lle g e s, a nd 9 unive rsitie s), o f whic h, 2 unive rsitie s a nd 2c o lle g e s a re lo c a te d in Ga za Strip
An a mo unt o f 4,580,749.21 USD ha s
b e e n c o mmitte d
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he re a re 3,898 (3,080 fro m WB a nd 818 fro m GS) g ra dua te s tha t ha ve b e ne fite d fro m the suppo rte d pro g ra ms fro m b o th c yc le s
T
he numb e r o f g ra dua te s fro m c yc le (1) is 2,037 g ra dua te (1,512 fro m WB a nd 525 fro m GS)
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he numb e r o f g ra dua te s fro m c yc le (2) is 1,861 g ra dua te (1,568 fro m WB a nd 293 fro m GS)
T he 11 (o rig ina lly 12) pro je c ts suppo rte d in c yc le 1 we re in 6 a re a s o f a pplic a tio n, na me ly:
1) F
a shio n I ndustry; 2) I T a nd Co mpute r Pro g ra mming ; 3) Co nsume r F
ndustrie s a nd Pro duc tio n; 4) Busine ss Pro fe ssio na l a nd L a b o ur Org a niza tio ns; 5) Co mmunic a tio ns a nd Me dia Studie s, a nd; 6) Pha rma c e utic a l Sc ie nc e , He a lth Ca re , He a lth E duc a tio n, a nd So c ia l Se rvic e s. T he 9 pro je c ts suppo rte d in c yc le 2 we re in 3 a re a s o f a pplic a tio n, na me ly:
1) T
Ag ric ultura l E ng ine e ring , E nviro nme nt, a nd F
nviro nme nt E ng ine e ring , a nd T ra nspo rta tio n Se rvic e s. Pro je c t c o mpo ne nts:
Upda te d a nd re fo rme d c urric ula to me e t
re g io na l a nd inte rna tio na l sta nda rds;
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e ste d a nd imple me nte d mo difie d c urric ula ;
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nsta lle d la te st e q uipme nt a nd re so urc e s;
Ope ra te d la b s a nd c e nte rs; T
ra ine d sta ff a nd pa rtne rs a nd e xpo se d the m to inte rna tio na l e xpe rie nc e thro ug h the imple me nte d study to urs;
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ntro duc e d ne w te a c hing me tho do lo g ie s a nd a ppro a c he s;
Ca rrie d o ut so ft a nd te c hnic a l skills tra ining s
to stude nts.
Re vie we d inte rnship pro c e ss a nd jo b
pla c e me nt.
C.1. Appro a c h a nd Me tho do lo g y C.2. So urc e s o f I nfo rma tio n
Utilize d a va rie ty o f to o ls, e nsuring tha t
the pro c e ss is a s pa rtic ipa to ry a nd inc lusive a s po ssib le
He ld intro duc to ry me e ting with QI
F PCU
Co nduc te d lite ra ture re vie w De ve lo pe d a na lysis fra me wo rk,
q ue stio nna ire s, inte rvie w g uide line s, a nd o the r re se a rc h to o ls
De ve lo pe d de ta ile d inc e ptio n re po rt Co nduc te d fie ld visits to a ll T
E I s in WB
Co nduc te d skype inte rvie ws with a ll T
E I s in GS
Me t with o the r ke y sta ke ho lde rs a nd
info rma nts (c o nsiste ntly with PCU, QI F Bo a rd, Wo rld Ba nk, Mo E HE , a nd o the rs)
Ac q uire d upda te d PCBS a nd o the r
re le va nt da ta a nd sta tistic s
Ana lyze d q ua ntita tive a nd q ua lita tive
da ta g a the re d
Pre se nte d to QI
F Bo a rd, a nd the n to T E I s
Qua ntita tive Ana lysis
T
ra c e d a ll g ra dua te s who ha ve b e ne fitte d fully fro m pro je c t inte rve ntio ns
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he se a re ma inly the 2016-2017 g ra dua te s who ha ve g ra dua te d o ne ye a r a g o a nd ha ve b e e n e xpo se d fully to pro je c t a c tivitie s
97% (401 o ut o f 412) g ra dua te s o f the
ye a r 2016/ 2017 re spo nde d
Qua lita tive Ana lysis
Visite d a ll T
E I s in the We st Ba nk e xc e pt fo r o ne ; I nte rvie we d a ll T E I s in Ga za
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nte rvie we d in to ta l 245 pe rso n a t T E I s
208 WB a nd 37 GS 102 te a c hing sta ff a nd ma na g e me nt;
37 e mplo ye rs a nd pa rtne rs; a nd 106 stude nts a nd g ra dua te s
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nte rvie we d o the r ke y info rma nts: QI F Bo a rd; PCU, Wo rld Ba nk, ..
D.1. I mpa c t o n Stude nts a nd Gra dua te s D.2. I mpa c t o n T E I s D.3. I mpa c t o n Pa rtne rs a nd L a b o r Ma rke t I nstitutio ns D.4. I mpa c t o n So c ie ty a nd o n Hig he r E duc a tio n Syste m D.5. Asse ssme nt o f pro c e dure s fo llo we d in imple me nting the pro je c ts
Pe rc e nta g e Une mployme nt
61% Pa le stine ; 52% WB; 79% GS Ra ng e : 0% (I
SC) - 100% (PT CDB)
31% Co lle g e Gra ds; 74% Univ. Gra ds 53% Dipl. Gra ds; 62% Ba c h. Gra ds 12% Me dia ; 16% He a lth; 41% I
T ; 83% Busine ss; 87% F
ndustry; 100% F a shio n De sig n
42% Ma le s in WB; 92% F
e ma le s in GS
69% o f Une mplo ye d Ha ve No t
Wo rke d At All Sinc e Gra dua tio n
Se lf E mployme nt
23% o f E
mplo ye d; 18% WB; 44% GS
44% I
T Gra dua te s; 8% He a lth Gra ds
Work in F ie ld of Study
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Me dia Gra ds
Continuing Hig he r E duc a tion
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Compa rison to Ba sle ine
Une mplo yme nt Amo ng Pro g ra m
Gra dua te s Co mpa re d in Q3 2017 T
An Asso c ia te Diplo ma a nd Ab o ve in 2013 De c re a se d By:
4.1% fo r Bo th Se xe s in Pa le stine 1.4% Ma le s; 7.7% F
e ma le s
1.3% WB; 0.6% GS
Une mployme nt Cha ng e in Pa le stine
Be twe e n 2013 a nd Q3 2017,
Une mplo yme nt Amo ng Yo uth Ag e d (20-24) Ye a rs Of Ag e s I nc re a se d By:
5.6% in T
1.6% WB; 9.2% GS 2.8% Ma le s; 6.7% F
e ma le s
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I TAn Na ja h U - F I P. Ahliya UC
K a do o rie DAK I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T OT AL
Un/ E mlo yme nt Ra te o f 2016 Gra dua te s
E mplo yme nt Une mplo yme nt
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
U. K a do o rie DAK I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Se lf E mplo yme nt Ra te
20 40 60 80 100 120 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
U. K a do o rie DAK I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Wo rk in F ie ld o f Study
5 10 15 20 25 30 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
U. K a do o rie DAK I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Co ntinua tio n o f Hig he r E duc a tio n
20 40 60 80 100 120 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
U. K a do o rie DAK I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Une mplo yme nt with Ne ve r wo rking At All
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% I b n Sina Co lle g e
UC DAK PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Co lle g e s An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I P. Po lyte c h. U. K a do o rie I sla mic Uni. T
Unive rsitie s
Un/ e mplo yme nt a c c o rding to T E I T ype
% E mplo yme nt % Une mplo yme nt
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% DAK PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
e ve l 4
UC K a do o rie I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I P. Po lyte c h. U. I sla mic Uni. T
e ve l 5
Un/ e mplo yme nt a c c o rding to Pro g ra m L e ve l
% E mplo yme nt % Une mplo yme nt
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
UC P. Po lyte c h. U. K a do o rie DAK T
I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Un/ e mplo yme nt a c c o rding to Ge o g ra phy
% E mplo yme nt % Une mplo yme nt
9 25 19 17 64 57 18 9 69 44 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
UC P. Po lyte c h. U. K a do o rie DAK T
I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T T
Se lf e mplo yme nt
20 40 60 80 100 120 He a lth I T Busine ss F
ndustry Me dia F a shio n De sig n
E mplo yme nt a c c o rding to Spe c ia liza tio n
% e mplo yme nt % se lf e mplo yme nt % wo rk in sa me fie ld
20 40 60 80 100 120 I b n Sina Co lle g e An Na ja h U - I T An Na ja h U - F I
UC P. Po lyte c h. U. K a do o rie DAK We st Ba nk I sla mic Uni. PT C - DB UCAS - I T Ga za T OT AL
E mplo yme nt a c c o rding to Ge nde r
Ma le s F e ma le s
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 We st Ba nk Ga za Pa le stine Ma le F e ma le Bo th Se xe s
Une mplo yme nt Ra te - Curre nt vs Ba se line
Ba se line 2013 (PCBS) Yo uth (20-24) ye a rs ho lding Ass. Diplo ma & a b o ve Pro je c t Re sults Q3 2017
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 We st Ba nk (Ma le s) We st Ba nk (F e ma le s) We st Ba nk (Bo th Se xe s) Ga za (Ma le s) Ga za (F e ma le s) Ga za (Bo th Se xe s) Pa le stine (Ma le s) Pa le stine (F e ma le s) Pa le stine (Bo th Se xe s)
Cha ng e in Une mplo yme nt Ra te fo r Yo uth Ag e d (20-24) Ye a rs
Ye a r 2013 (PCBS) Q3 Ye a r 2017 (PCBS)
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 He a lth I T Busine ss F
ndustry Me dia
E mplo yme nt Ra te - Curre nt vs Ba se line
Ba se line 2013 (PCBS) Yo uth (20-24) ye a rs ho lding Ass. Diplo ma & Ab o ve Pro je c t Re sults Q3/ 2017
I n g e ne ra l, g ra dua te s (with so me va ria tio ns) :
Are we ll tra ine d a nd re a dy fo r wo rk Po sse ss c o mpe te nc ie s tha t a re re le va nt to
the ne e ds o f the la b o r ma rke t
Are ra te d a s b e tte r tha n o the r g ra dua te s F
e e l tha t the y a re o n the rig ht pa th to a c hie ving the ir pe rso na l c a re e r g o a ls a nd a spira tio ns
Are mo re pro duc tive a nd pra c tic a l Are b e tte r kno wle dg e a b le o f a nd ha ve
linka g e s a nd ne two rks with the L a b o r Ma rke t I n g e ne ra l with so me va ria tio ns, g ra dua te s a re ra te d a s supe rio r b y PSI s in te rms o f:
Co mmitme nt; E
mpa thy; K no w wha t to e xpe c t (No sho c k); Ma turity; De pe nda b ility; Cla rity o f Ca re e r Pa th; Re spo nsib ility; Co nfide nc e
Ca pa b ilitie s: Pro b le m so lving ; Se a rc h fo r
info rma tio n; Co mmunic a tio n a nd Pre se nta tio n; T e a m wo rk; Ana lytic thinking ; Willing ne ss & e a g e rne ss to le a rn;
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e c hnic a l skills a nd kno wle dg e
I n g e ne ra l with so me va ria tio ns, the ma na g e me nt o f the pro je c t ha s e nha nc e d ma na g e me nt sta ff c o mpe te nc ie s in the a re a s o f:
Curric ula de ve lo pme nt Pro je c t ma na g e me nt Stude nts a nd g ra dua te s c o unse ling ,
pla c e me nt, a nd tra c king
Ne two rking a nd pro po sa l
de ve lo pme nt
Qua lity syste ms
T he pro g ra m ha s a lso le d to :
Stro ng e r pro g ra m g o ve rna nc e (SC
a nd Adviso ry Co mmitte e s)
Sta nda rdize d pro c e dure s a nd to o ls
(pro c ure me nt, fina nc ia l, ME &R ...)
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nstitutio na lize d links a nd pa rtne rships with the L a b o r Ma rke t
Wide r a nd stro ng e r pub lic re la tio ns
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Stre ss, te nsio n, a nd hig h b lo o d
pre ssure
Upda te d te c hnic a l kno wle dg e a nd
skills
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xpo sure to the sta te o f the a rt te c hno lo g ic a l a dva nc e me nts re g io na lly a nd inte rna tio na lly
So ft skills L
inks a nd ne two rks with L M e sta b lishme nts
Ab ility to o pe ra te mo de rn
e q uipme nt a nd use spe c ia liza e d so ftwa re Pe da g o g y:
Co mpe te nc y b a se d e duc a tio n Ca se b a se d a ppro a c h a nd o the r
a c tive le a rning me tho do lo g ie s
Simula tio n Re la tio ns a nd de a ling with stude nts Org a niza tio n a nd e va lua tio n o f o n
the jo b tra ining / tra ining within industry
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nte rna tio na l te a c hing sta nda rds
Re fo rme d c urric ula b a se d o n la b o r
ma rke t ne e ds a nd o n inte rna tio na l te a c hing sta nda rds
A sub sta ntia l inc re a se in pra c tic a l
c o urse c o nte nt
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he intro duc tio n o f wo rk pra c tic e via inte rnships
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nc ulc a tio n o f so ft, life a nd e mplo ya b le skills
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ntro duc tio n o f la te st la b s, e q uipme nt, a nd so ftwa re
Pro je c ts; g ra dua tio ns pro je c ts within
industry
Simula tio ns; virtua l c o mpa nie s Upda te d b o o ks, re fe re nc e s,
pe rio dic a ls, …
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ntro duc tio n o f inte rdisc iplina ry pro g ra ms
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ntro duc tio n o f te c hnic a l e xc ursio ns
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a ilo re d pro g ra ms (Al Na q a b , ..)
Pro g ra ms a re de finite ly mo re re le va nt
a nd o f hig he r q ua lity
Ibn Sina Colle g e
“T
he pro je c t le d to re al re vo lutio n at the le ve l o f the who le c o lle ge ”
An Na ja h Na tiona l Unive rsity
“I
se e this pro je c t as main to o l o f c hange in the unive rsity. U sually the bure auc rac y and the mindse ts are no t e asy to c hange . S uc h a pro je c t allo we d us to bre ak tabo o s, le ading to a re al c hange . T he pro je c t is a game c hange r… We did no t dare to use pro je c ts fo r e valuatio n be fo re …, no w we do ”
D.4. I MPACT ON T E I S – T E I I N GE NE RAL – CROSS L E ARNI NG & COL L ABORAT I ON
Cross le a rning a nd c olla bora tion with
E Is
L
imite d a nd in mo st c a se s unstruc ture d
T
he c o nfe re nc e s a nd fina l pro je c t c lo sing e ve nts se e m to b e the ma in pla tfo rm fo r tha t
T
he c luste ring a ppro a c h wa s no t ve ry e ffe c tive
Coope ra tion with T VE T Institutions
L
imite d
Re g iona l a nd Inte rna tiona l c olla bora tion
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xte nsive b ut no t b y a ll
Study to urs a nd re c ruitme nt o f
e xpe rts we re ma in ve hic le s to fa c ilita te this
T
he Ga za sie g e ve ry limiting
PPU Bio- te c h
“Co mpa nie s do the ir te sts no w using
he K
g ra nt a nd F AO g ra nts de finite ly c a n b e a ttrib ute d to the WB g ra nts. PS kno ws us a nd trusts us b e tte r a nd this a llo we d us to c re a te inno va tive so lutio ns to c o mmunity pro b le ms whic h turne d into funde d pro je c t. JOVAC g a ve us g ra nts fo r stude nts to wo rk o n re so lving JOVAC issue s. Mo A e na b le d us to a c c e ss funds thro ug h g o ve rnme nt twic e .”
I n g e ne ra l:
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he c a pa c ity to de ve lo p pro po sa ls a nd to ma na g e pro je c t ha s b e e n g re a tly impro ve d
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nc o me g e ne ra ting se rvic e pro visio n (te sting , CVE T , use o f pre mise s, pro je c ts…) ha s b e e n se t up a nd
Gra nts fro m priva te se c to r,
g o ve rnme nt, a nd inte rna tio na l do no rs ha ve b e e n o b ta ine d
Jo int pro je c ts a mo ng va rio us T
E I s ha ve b e e n initia te d
L
e ve ra g e funding ha s ma te ria lize d
D.4. I MPACT ON T E I S – T E I I N GE NE RAL MAI NST RE AMI NG OF T OOL S AND PROCE DURE S
Ma ny e xa mple s o f ma instre a ming :
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duc a tio n sta nda rds stre a mline s a t the le ve l o f the who le T E I a nd wide r
T
he c urric ulum de ve lo pme nt me tho do lo g y
E
ntre pre ne uria l
Po lic ie s in spin o ffs a nd te c hno lo g y
tra nsfe r re la te d to inno va tio n; inte lle c tua l pro pe rty; ho w to de a l with e xpe rts fro m o utside the unive rsity, …
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nte rnship ma na g e me nt
Go ve rning struc ture s: a dviso ry
c o mmitte e s
E
mplo ya b ility b e c o ming ke y fo r a ll pro g ra ms
No t b y a ll I
nc lude :
T
e sting
Co mmunity a wa re ne ss wo rksho ps CVE
T a nd sho rt te rm a dult e duc a tio n pro g ra ms
Pro je c t to a ddre ss so c ie ta l a nd industry c ha lle ng e s a nd a spira tio ns Se rvic e c e nte rs I
nc ub a to rs
A pa rtne rship is “a n a rra ng e me nt whe re pa rtie s, kno wn a s pa rtne rs, a g re e to c o o pe ra te to a dva nc e the ir mutua l inte re sts. Org a niza tio ns ma y pa rtne r to inc re a se the like liho o d o f e a c h a c hie ving the ir missio n a nd to a mplify the ir re a c h” F
PSI
s (individua l a nd umb re lla );
Go ve rnme nt (Ministrie s); CSOs Othe r unive rsity c o lle g e s / de pa rtme nts T
he PSI s we re a c o mb ina tio n o f sma ll to ve ry la rg e c o mpa nie s suc h a s June idi, Ja b a rini, a nd Al Quds E le c tric ity Co mpa ny. T he y a lso inc lude d umb re lla
F e de ra tio n o f F
ndustrie s
Mo da litie s to ha ve sub -pa rtne rs (tra ining
institutio ns suc h a s Al I ha sn in He b ro n, Sa lina c e nte r in Be thle he m) we re a lso no te d. T he se a re pa id pe r stude nt fo r the pra c tic a l tra ining .
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
# o f L M Pa rtne rs – >100 pa rtne rs
# o f pa rtne rs
L e ve l of E ng a g e me nt a nd Pote ntia l F uture Involve me nt
Va rie d F
ro m a limite d ro le o f pro viding tra ining se a ts fo r stude nts to c o mpre he nsive invo lve me nt in a ll pro je c t a c tivitie s (L M Ga p a na lysis; Co mpe te nc y pro file s a nd c urric ulum de ve lo pme nt; De fining e q uipme nt spe c s; T ra ine e s e va lua tio n; Pro je c t a dviso ry b o a rd me mb e rship, … e tc .
All pa rtne rs e xpre sse d the ir inte re st to c o ntinue the ir pa rtne rships,
a nd ma ny wa nte d to e xpa nd o n it
Impa c t (1):
Ca pa c ity Building , L
e a rning a nd E xposure : Study to urs; L
Syste ms; Visits; Wo rksho ps; T e c hnic a l tra ining (ma inta ining hyb rid c a rs o r Ma rke ting fo r e xa mple )
Stre ng the ne d c ommunic a tion with T
E Is: L
MI s ha ve no w o pe n c o mmunic a tio ns with T E I
he y re fe r to the m a nd c o nta c t the m whe ne ve r ne e de d
Promotion: “We ge t pro mo tio n fro m the stude nts who have traine d with us and
who are future e mplo ye e s”
Hig hlig hting Issue s of Conc e r
n to Pa rtne r: “No w we se e the be ne fit. Palliative
c are and o nc o lo gy we re highlighte d, and the e ffe c t e xte nds to the patie nts o f c o urse ”
T
a ng ible Produc t / Se rvic e De ve lopme nt: “We had an industrial e ngine e r
stude nt who did a c o mple te manual fo r he alth and o c c upatio nal safe ty fo r o ur c o mpany”. Othe r e xa mple s o d g ra dua tio n pro je c ts inc lude the de ve lo pme nt o f sie ve tra y c o lumn fo r o do r re mo va l, ste a m distilla tio n unit, pro to type s, … e tc .
Impa c t (2):
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c onomic Se c tor Stre ng the ning: “T
he e ffe c t o n the se c to r is o f c o urse gre at - no t no w but in the future . S
brains, and this is what the pro je c t is aiming at” … “Cle arly c o ntribute d to the e c o no mic se c to r and to its ability to maintain ne w c ars and te c hno lo gie s”
Culture Cha ng e : Sta rting b ut de finite ly ne e ds a la rg e r na tio na l e ffo rt a nd
time
Inc re a se d c oope ra tion a nd trust be twe e n a c a de mia a nd the priva te se c tor:
Cle a rly muc h mo re c o o pe ra tio n a nd trust. “At the be ginning it was diffic ult with so me o f the partne rs. Ge o graphy was a ke y fac to r.”
Me e ting De ma nd for qua lifie d L
a bor F
so c ial re spo nsibility. Will he lp us in sc re e ning and the n se le c ting and re c ruiting o ur future staff” …. “We ha ve b e ne fite d I ndire c tly, a s the g ra dua te s a re a c c o rding to o ur de ma nd”
Impa c t on Soc ie ty
Ra ise d so c ie ta l a wa re ne ss in
re la tio n to the impo rta nc e o f the study pro g ra ms suppo rte d tra nsla te d into hig he r a pplic a tio n ra te s
I
mpro ve d c o mmunity se rvic e s a nd ra ise d so c ie ta l a wa re ne ss in re la tio n to the impo rta nc e o f the T E I s a nd the ir c o mmunity se rvic e s
Cha ng e d a ttitude to va rio us
so c ie ta l issue s
Impa c t on Hig he r E duc a tion Syste m
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imite d
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duc a tio n sta nda rds de ve lo pme nt
T
Po lic y e ffe c t / a dvo c a c y
Pro c ure me nt: Ha d to wo rk b e twe e n the
ministry a nd WB re g ula tio n. T his wa s dra ining a nd time c o nsuming , a nd re pe titive
We a ll spe nt hundre ds o f ho urs witho ut a
tha nks. Pro c e ss to o c o mplic a te d a nd b ure a uc ra tic
I
t is g o o d a nd no t g o o d a t the sa me time . Ve ry c le a r pro c e dure s. T he re is no fle xib ility ho we ve r
K
e pt c o ming up with ne w thing s to c o mply with, a nd ne w re q uire me nts
Pro c e dure s a re te dio us b ut ne e de d Pro c ure me nt o f c o nsulta nts we re ve ry
limiting . T he Pa le stinia n ma rke t ha s ve ry limite d numb e r o f e xpe rts
Ne e d inc e ntive fo r pa rtne rs. Ne e d to c o ve r
e xpe nse s a t le a st. Pra c tic a l tra ining is e xpe nsive a nd risky
T
he no o b je c tio n we re tro ub ling a t the b e g inning , b ut la te r o n we fe lt tha t it wa s ve ry he lpful a nd pro te c te d us fro m a ny mista ke s
Pro je c t dire c to rs no t g ive n time o ff the ir
te a c hing lo a d to c o pe with the re q uire me nts
Hig h le ve l o f b ure a uc ra c y, b ut ne c e ssa ry.
Onc e we unde rsto o d the e xpe c ta tio n, e ve rything we nt we ll. My c o nc e rns is a b o ut sma ll ite ms to b e pro c ure d whic h is ve ry time ly
Continue a nd e xpa nd the prog ra m T
he pro g ra m ha s c le a rly a nd b e yo nd a ny do ub t le d to e duc a tio n pro g ra ms tha t a re o f hig he r q ua lity a nd o f mo re re le va nc e to the ne e ds o f the la b o r ma rke t
T
he QI F pro je c t ha s o pe ra te d o n the supply a nd no t the de ma nd side , a nd thus it is no t e xpe c te d to c re a te e mplo yme nt, b ut is e xpe c te d to pro duc e g ra dua te s tha t c a n b e tte r c o mpe te fo r e xisting jo b o ppo rtunitie s, so me thing it ha s c le a rly do ne
Re c omme nda tions to QIF (MoE HE , World Ba nk, Boa rd, PCU)
Suppo rting QI
F Bo a rd me mb e rs e xpo sure to re g io na l a nd inte rna tio na l e xpe rie nc e s
Ho lding pe rio dic pla nning a nd re fle c tio n re tre a ts a nd / o r o the r unde rta king s to suppo rt
QI F Bo a rd me mb e rs in unde rta king a g re a te r ro le in de te rmining the stra te g ic dire c tio ns
pro c e dure s fo llo we d
Re fle c ting furthe r o n the info rma tio n syste m ne e de d to pro vide the re q uire d da ta in a
time ly fa shio n to QI F Bo a rd to g uide its stra te g ic de c isio ns. Addre ss a ny de fic ie nc ie s in the GT S to e nsure tha t it pro vide s a de q ua te a nd time ly da ta
L
sra e lis to a llo w c o nduc ting study to urs a nd fa c ilita ting fa c e to fa c e me e ting s a mo ng QI F Bo a rd me mb e rs
Re c omme nda tions to T E Is
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xpa nding the pra c tic e o f se tting up Pro g ra m Adviso ry Co mmitte e s (PACs), a s c le a rly this is a g o o d pra c tic e a s e xpre sse d b y a ll suppo rte d T E I s
Re c omme nda tions to QIF (MoE HE , World Ba nk, Boa rd, PCU)
Mo ving pro c ure me nt to PCU F
inding wa ys to e a se the pro c e ss o f purc ha se o f sma ll ite ms a nd o f c o ntra c ting lo c a l c o nsulta nts
Ope ning ne w funding windo ws:
F a st tra c k windo w to fund unpla nne d a nd e me rg ing sma ll a nd re le va nt a c tivitie s (a dho c me a sure s)
R&D windo w linke d to a ddre ss L M ne e ds a nd c ha lle ng e s
Gra dua te s tra nsitio n to L M (inc ub a tio n, … ) windo w
Se tting up pa id c o unte rpa rts a nd c o a c he s po sitio ns. Co unte rpa rts wo uld b e T
E I le c ture rs tha t a c c o mpa ny a nd wo rk a lo ng b ro ug ht in e xte rna l e xpe rts. Co a c he s a re e xte rna l e xpe rts tha t a re b ro ug ht into the T E I s to pro vide spe c ific te a c hing / tra ining to stude nts fo r o ne time in a n a re a tha t c urre nt sta ff a re no t c a pa b le o f te a c hing . T he se c o a c he s sho uld b e a c c o mpa nie d b y c o unte rpa rts fro m the T E I tha t wo uld b e a b le to re plic a te the te a c hing / tra ining a fte rwa rds
Re c omme nda tions to QIF (MoE HE , World Ba nk, Boa rd, PCU)
E xplo re the po te ntia l o f pro viding va rio us inc e ntive s to e nc o ura g e L MI s furthe r a nd stro ng e r pa rtic ipa tio n in c o o pe ra tive e duc a tio n pro g ra ms suc h a s QI F . T his mig ht ta ke the fo rm o f:
Pro viding inc e ntive s to in-c o mpa ny tra ine rs suc h a s fa c ilita ting the pa rtic ipa tio n o f in-c o mpa ny tra ine rs in tra ining , study to urs, wo rksho ps a nd c o nfe re nc e s, a nd o the r c a pa c ity b uilding me a sure s
Allo wing fo r the insta lla tio n / pla c e me nt o f spe c ia lize d e q uipme nt within the L MI s with g ua ra nte e s tha t this e q uipme nt will b e use d in the future fo r tra ining purpo se s
F a c ilita ting the issua nc e o f c o mplime nta ry c e rtific a te s sig ne d b y the invo lve d L MI s
Ho lding pe rio dic e ve nts to g ive trib ute to invo lve d L MI s a nd the ir se nio r ma na g e me nt a nd tra ining supe rviso rs
Re q ue sting a nd ho sting pa rtne r L MI s CE Os to a c t a s ke y no te spe a ke r a nd a s g ue sts in he ld wo rksho ps a nd c o nfe re nc e s
E nc o ura g ing a nd suppo rting L MI s ho listic invo lve me nt in the pro je c ts de sig n, imple me nta tio n, a nd e va lua tio n (a s o ppo se d to pro viding tra ining pla c e s o nly)
De sig n & imple me nt a struc ture d a nd c e rtifie d tra ining pro g ra m fo r tra ining supe rviso rs a t L MI s (Me iste r / Ma ste r T ra ine r)
Co nside r suppo rting the c o mpe nsa tio n o f po o r stude nts fo r tra nspo rta tio n fe e s to tra in a t PSI s
Re vie w pub lic T E I s’ syste ms to e na b le the m unde rta ke c o mmunity a nd inc o me g e ne ra ting a c tivitie s
Re c omme nda tions to T E Is
Pro viding inc e ntive s fo r pro je c t ma na g e me nt (So me T
E I s a lre a dy a llo we d fo r lo we r a c a de mic lo a d)
De ve lo ping a re wa rd syste m fo r T
E I sta ff to jo in fa c e -to -fa c e a s we ll a s
De vising a nd imple me nting a syste m fo r e xpo sing sta ff to wo rk e xpe rie nc e
a t the L MI
his re q uire s inve stig a ting the ne e de d c ha ng e s in re g ula tio ns to fa c ilita te tha t
Re c ruiting sho rt te rm le c ture rs a nd tra ine rs fro m L
MI s
Re c omme nda tions to T E Is
Stre a mlining the c urric ulum de ve lo pme nt me tho do lo g y to o the r spe c ia liza tio ns a t the
T E I
F
urthe r inc o rpo ra ting la ng ua g e s, I T , a nd o the r so ft a nd e mplo ya b le skills into c urric ulum
Pro viding c re dit ho urs to the pra c tic a l tra ining (a s suc h a lso pa yme nt c a n b e do ne to in-
c o mpa ny tra ine rs). I t is wo rth me ntio ning tha t a t the PPU, the pra c tic a l tra ining c o mpo ne nt is no w pa rt o f the c urric ulum with a c c re dite d c re dit ho urs
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xpa nding the inc lusio n o f g ra dua tio n pro je c ts in the study pro g ra m a nd link to L MI s R&D ne e ds
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nc o ura g ing a nd re wa rding the inc lusio n o f a c tive le a rning a nd a c tio n re se a rc h me tho do lo g ie s in te a c hing . Ca se -b a se d a ppro a c he s, simula tio n, virtua l c o mpa nie s, … a re so me o f the a ppro a c he s tha t ha ve pro ve d to b e o f g re a t va lue a nd sho uld b e se rio usly c o nside re d
Re c omme nda tions to QIF (MoE HE , World Ba nk, Boa rd, PCU)
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xe rt mo re e ffo rts in pro viding pla tfo rms, me c ha nisms, a nd inc e ntive s fo r mutua l c o lla b o ra tio n a nd c ro ss le a rning a mo ng the va rio us T E I s
Pro c ure a nd insta ll a n a c c o unting
so ftwa re (Bisa n a nd Sha me l) a s wha t is a va ila b le no w is o nly o n e xc e l
Ope n up tra ining c o urse s fo r
g ra dua te s
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nsure tha t the pra c tic a l tra ining in c o mpa nie s is no t o nly fo c using o n c o ding whic h is no t e no ug h
Re think o f the we e kly re po rts to b e
pro vide d b y stude nts. Stude nts a re c la iming tha t the y c a n usua lly sa y wha te ve r the y wa nt whic h do e s no t re fle c t re a lity