Day: April 2, 2022

Ayla Oasis Development Company has held the first of its kind training workshop on mosaic art in cooperation with the Directorate of Tourism of the Aqaba Governorate. The workshop comes as part of Ayla’s continuous efforts to support and develop the local community in the southern region.

The workshop, which was attended by 17 participants from community associations in Aqaba, falls within Ayla’s social responsibility strategy framework that supports initiatives aimed at developing the local community through the rehabilitation and training of young women and men while providing them with a new and important handcraft needed by the tourism sector in the port city to help them enter the labor market.

Ayla’s Managing Director, Sahl Dudin said: “Since its establishment in the city of Aqaba, Ayla has been committed to implementing its societal role in addition to its economic and investment roles, with the aim of contributing to achieving the vision in creating comprehensive and sustainable development in the city. The mosaic training workshop is part of these efforts and reinforces the partnership principles between public and private sectors through our cooperation with the Aqaba Governorate Directorate of Tourism.”

Dudin stressed the importance of the workshop, which is the first of its kind in the mosaic art training field in the Aqaba governorate, pointing out that on one hand, this workshop will help teach the young a new craft and profession that will help them enter the labor market, and on the other hand, it sheds light on the history of mosaic art going back to Roman and Byzantine ages.

For his part, Director of Tourism in the Aqaba Governorate, Imad Rawahneh, confirmed that the partnership with Ayla is a model for the public and private sectors, pointing out that this partnership was reflected in the joint cooperation and the holding of various workshops in a way that serves the development goals in the Aqaba Governorate.

Rawahneh pointed out to the importance of the workshop in qualifying the youth and easing their entry to the labor market, in addition to exporting the mosaic paintings they produce abroad.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) hosted the Vice President of Accreditation at the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), Malina Monaco, after the academy was officially accredited by the council for its Teacher Education Professional Diploma.

During her trip to Jordan, Monaco visited the Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission for Higher Education Institutions (AQACHEI) and met with its President, Thafer Assaraira, President Assistant for Quality Assurance Affairs, Zaid Albashairah, and Assistant Chairman for Accreditation, Saad Bani Mohammed.

Monaco also met with deans of the faculties of educational sciences and quality assurance officials from several Jordanian universities including The University of Jordan, Yarmouk University, Isra University, Amman Arab University, Middle East University, Mutah University, Tafila Technical University, University of Petra, Al-Ahliyya Amman University, and Zarqa University. The meeting highlighted the partnership between QRTA and Jordan’s higher education institutions, and provided information on accreditation standards, proceeses, and phases.

While in Jordan, Monaco gave QRTA’s academic team an introductory session on accreditation steps, standards, criteria, evaluation, and logistics, and expressed CAEP’s interest in working with QRTA to support local and regional institutions in their pursuit of accreditation and in learning more about the process.

QRTA’s Business Development Director, Nabila Bashir, who led the accreditation process at QRTA, stated that “Dr. Monaco’s visit plays an important role in establishing a strategic partnership between QRTA and CAEP. We got the chance to meet the deans of the faculties of educational sciences at Jordanian universities that are interested in obtaining the CAEP accreditation and discuss possible cooperation opportunities with CAEP in Jordan and the region.”

In November 2021, QRTA became Jordan’s first educational organization to be fully accredited by CAEP for seven years – the maximum accreditation period granted by the council. QRTA is also the third educational organization in the Middle East to obtain CAEP accreditation after the United Arab Emirates University and Zayed University, making Jordan the region’s second country to receive such recognition.

CAEP is the only educator preparation accrediting body that is nationally recognized by AQACHEI. The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) is the largest accreditation council of its kind in the United States which advances equity and excellence in educator preparation through evidence-based accreditation that assures quality and supports continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 student learning.

Established in 2009, QRTA is a non-profit organization committed to Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah’s vision of advancing the quality of education in Jordan, empowering educators with relevant skills, and offering innovative and evidence-based professional development programs informed by international best practices and the latest research in the field.

Since its inception, QRTA has created more than 90,000 professional development opportunities for teachers and educational leaders. It has also invested in attracting and building an experienced and knowledgeable academic cadre by leveraging its partnerships with reputable universities and educational institutions.

Source: Jordan News Agency