"Thanks to [EFE's] Workplace Success, I have developed my self-confidence and my skills I've become a role model for my brothers and sisters [and] I have a positive outlook on the future for myself, my family and my community."

--Morocco EFE graduate Mohamed B.


Education

EFE has developed a unique approach to job training for unemployed youth in the Middle East and North Africa: we partner with businesses who have the jobs.

Industries looking to compete in the global economy need workers with a strong work ethic, entrepreneurial mindset and world-class professional and technical training. However, educational systems in the region often fail to provide their graduates with marketable skills. There is a severe shortage of first-rate professional and technical schools, and youth without wealth and connections do not have access to the best training.

EFE believes that the best way to match talented young people with the thousands of jobs that need skilled workers is to enlist the private sector in curriculum development.

Our Methodology

We recruit students through local NGOs, professional and community organizations, advertisements, and postings at university campuses.

We work with local businesses, government and educational leaders to determine and teach the specific skills that companies needs.

We then place our graduates directly into the jobs for which they were trained.

EFE also aims to inspire change in the educational systems of the region, by setting an example of practical training in partnership with employers that produces job-ready graduates who are promptly employed. We hope that the success of our programs will inspire more widespread adoption of the market-driven model that we are pioneering in the region.

Courses of Study
EFE starts with state-of-the-art internationally-recognized curricula, and then adapts the programs to local needs. Courses range from short-term, intensive studies to help students prepare for the first day on the job, to a two-year, fully accredited degree.

Our current and future programs provide training in such diverse fields as:


Educational Partners

For our curricula and Training of Trainers, we engage leading regional, U.S. and international academic institutions and educational leaders. Key partners include: Simmons College of Boston, the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, Colorado State University's Department of Construction Management, the Pacific Institute, McGraw-Hill, the Hassan II University of Casablanca, Bir Zeit University Center for Continuing Education in the West Bank, the Islamic University of Gaza, and Al-Asalah Pioneers Technology Academy in Amman. We are advised on sales and marketing curricula by Professor Benson P. Shapiro, Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing Emeritus, and Dr. Frank V. Cespedes, both of Harvard Business School.

To see our educational programs in action, visit our programs section




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