The Arab Planning Institute (API) organized a Professional
Certificate on "Labour Markets Development" for the benefit of The
Ministry of Labour in Amman, Jordan during the period from 9/6 to 20/6/2013. The Certificate included two workshops, the
first on "Labour Markets Analysis", and the second on “Employment
Policies”.
The purpose of the first workshop was to identify the nature of
labor markets and how to analyze determinants of the demand for, and supply of
labor in the context of the Jordanian economy. The workshop also looked at the
nature of labor market institutions and analyze their impact on wages, and
labor market equilibrium, and analyzed the phenomenon of unemployment, as well
as how to assess the impact of policies on labor markets outcomes.
The purpose of the second workshop was to enhance the skills of
participants in the practical issues regarding employment policies and
encourage them to engage in constructive discussions on how best to implement
such policies.