The website on Skills Development in Egypt is established by the Social Research Center (SRC) - one of the research centers affiliated to the American University in Cairo - in collaboration with the Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET. The work in the website started

in September 2004

Skills Development has become a prominent concept that practitioners, policy makers and researchers address with great interest. Our world is witnessing rapid changes, and huge technological advancements that affect the modes of production, and accordingly the needs of labour market. "Skills Development” is considered one of the major keys for creating the labor force with the adequate skills needed in the labour market.

Our site focuses on "Skills Development in Egypt" from a gender dimension. The site highlights the successful international experiences on Skills Development especially in the east Asian countries in an attempt to draw beneficial lessons from the Asian miracle.
 
 


  Objectives of the Site:
 
Ø Documentation for relevant materials and publications.
Ø Overview and analysis of the available research.
Ø Collection of data on gender and skills development.
Ø Documentation of the main conferences and events on Gender and Skills Development
Ø Data collection on relevant bibliography and references.
Ø Summary of available statistics on women and skills development
Ø Search for available links with different sites related to the subject of matter

 
   

The center has been involved in the development of a number of resource sites including:
The Economic Participation of Women in Egypt; under the sponsorship of UNDP and ILO offices in Egypt, and the UNIFEM. Visit the site now

Globalization and its impact on women in Egypt, in collaboration with the UNIFEM. Visit the site now

Macro-Economic Policies and their Impact on Women in Egypt, also in collaboration with the UNIFEM. Visit the site now