“Bottlenecks” Alleviation Program (BAP)

The Bottlenecks Alleviation Program (BAP) funds a set of flagship projects designed to close specific, evidence-based gaps between what Syrian refugee and vulnerable Jordanian students learn and what the labour market actually demands. Rather than following a fixed curriculum, BAP issues targeted calls, or procures specialized training directly, based on current labour-market evidence, prioritizing applied digital skills, green growth, healthcare support, smart agriculture, energy efficiency, and advanced manufacturing, alongside other approved areas of demand. Every funded project must involve employers directly, whether through practical assessment, internships, or project-based work, ensuring training translates into real job prospects rather than credentials alone.

Alongside these targeted skills interventions, BAP builds institutional capacity across Jordan’s technical and vocational education sector by convening implementing partners in linking-and-learning meetings, where challenges, tools, and results are shared to strengthen the wider TVET ecosystem. Each flagship project is expected to bring at least 80% of participants to a recognized competency or certification standard, and see at least 60% move into a positive outcome, whether employment, an internship, enterprise, further training, or advanced study, within 12 months of completion.