Planning Ministry, tourism sector join hands to create 300 jobs for youth

AMMAN — Planning and International Cooperation Minister Wisam Rabadi, Tourism Minister Majd Shweikeh and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordan Hotel and Tourism Education Company Nadim Muasher on Monday signed an agreement under which the Planning Ministry will finance the development of a hotel and tourism education project.

The project is implemented by the Jordan Hotel and Tourism Education Company with the aim of finding 300 annual jobs for Jordanian youth in the field of hotels and tourism, according to a Planning Ministry statement.

The funding of the project comes as part of Royal directives to improve the living conditions of Jordanians. The Cabinet has approved the allocation of JD500,000 for financing the project, under the umbrella of a programme enhancing economic and social productivity for 2019, which is run by the Planning Ministry.