Ministry of Trade and Industry
Industrial Training Council
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Overview
The Industrial Training Council (ITC) is a publicly-funded organization affiliated to the
Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). ITC was established in June 2006 by Ministerial Decree Number 553/2006 with the mandate of supervising and coordinating all vocational and technical training programs and activities under MTI to increase their efficiency and
to link them with the real needs of different economic sectors.
ITC’s mission is to fulfill the skill requirements of Egyptian Industries and to contribute to
the Egyptian government’s strategy to fight unemployment. To fulfill this mission, ITC leads
different programs and projects with international and national stakeholders to identify the
skill gaps and requirements of the industry, upgrade the training provision system, and
sponsor the delivery of training to each industry’s current and future employees.
Vision
To become the prime entity in Egypt for leading the industrial training system and developing human resources towards attaining international standards.
Mission
We are committed to qualifying and enhancing the capabilities and effectiveness of all
workers in the Egyptian industrial sector, and to developing the training system, in order to
satisfy the industry’s demand and efficiently contribute to fighting unemployment and
enhance the living standards for the Egyptian workforce. This will be achieved through a
highly professional team who is provided with opportunities for growth and the required
tools to fulfill this mission.
Values
Mutual Respect, Cooperation, Passion, Integrity, Fairness, Continuous Improvement, and
Dedication to Society.
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ITC’s Programs
1- Training for Employment
The program aims to serve the needs of enterprises for new trained labor through implementing a demand-driven training mechanism in partnership with employer representative
agencies. The program targets non-skilled, non-experienced jobseekers through NGO’s.
After the initial screening, the training is delivered through registered public and private
training providers, to qualify trainees to join the labor force.
2- Economic & Social Empowerment of Women
The program aims to create social and economic gender equality, and provide economic
autonomy to the most socially vulnerable women and girls. This is conducted through professional training of girls and women with the latest scientific techniques under the supervision
of skilled trainers approved by ITC. The program also aims to train women on the principles
of entrepreneurship, how to start small businesses, successful product marketing and
creating autonomous sources of income. This program is executed in cooperation with
several strategic partners and Egyptian governmental entities, civic society entities and
private sector companies.
3- Heraffy Program
The program’s mission is to create a generation of self-employed, technically-skilled
entrepreneurs of both genders. The program trains unemployed youth on skills that are in
high demand in the targeted region, based on a previously conducted skills needs assessment. The youth are also given entrepreneurial and business development training to allow
them to start and expand their own businesses. The period of training extends between 15 30 days, for 6 hours daily. Participants receive toolkits at the end of their training to help
them start their own businesses. The participants are trained on AC maintenance, as electricians, leather workers manufacturers, craftsmen, carpenters, solar energy technicians,
plumbers; and many other vocations.
4- National Skills Development Program
The program is a continuation of the Skills Development Project co-funded by the World
Bank and Ministry of Industry and Foreign Trade in the period from 2004 to 2010. The
program responds to the requirements of enterprises according to pre-arranged training
needs assessments, and provides skilled labor in the technical fields through world-class
providers competitively selected, and supervised, by ITC’s.
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ITC’s Programs
5- Employment Fairs
(Direct matchmaking between job seekers and private enterprises)
Employment fairs are considered one of the main channels that attract the greatest number
of job seekers. Private enterprises are invited to job fairs where they announce their vacancies and directly interact with jobseekers. ITC collaborates with NGOs to organize seminars
and focus groups to develop job seekers’ awareness of employers and job market needs.
Youths in the fairs are also introduced to ITC’s training and employment programs.
6- Labor Market Information System (LMIS)
This project will establish a state-of-the-art web-enabled information system that scans,
retains and analyses the occupational and skills needs of the industrial sector. The system
subsequently informs funding and planning strategies for industrial training, training-based
employment, establishment and upgrading of vocational training centers, development of
qualifications and curricula, and training of trainers.
7- Training for Employment for People with Special Needs
This new program will integrate those with special needs into the labor market
through:
- Creating a database of those with special needs in cooperation with alternative
entities (Federation of Industries- international labor organizations and others)
- Specifying and classifying the type of disability
- Specifying labor market needs and the training programs that suit them
In its pilot year, the program plans to train and employ 2000 beneficiaries.
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ITC in Numbers
85,000
20,000
11,000
50,000
Training for Employment
trained in 2015
Economic & Social
Empowerment of Women
women & girls trained in 2015
Heraffy
trained
Employment Fairs
individuals found suitable employers
National Skills
Development Program
400 1400 17,000
Enterprises served
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Training Courses
workers & technicians trained