PROSPECTS partnered with the Ministry of Education to develop and implement a mobile application to help young people, including Syrian refugees, explore career paths.

In light of high youth unemployment in Jordan (42 per cent among those aged 15–24), PROSPECTS collaborated with the career guidance offices within Ministry of Education public schools. The programme adapted and rolled out a career guidance manual for young people, which enabled career counsellors to provide market-driven career guidance. Since Syrian refugees were enrolled in Ministry of Education public schools, they too were able to benefit from the support provided by the trained counsellors. The aim was to help students decide what professions they were interested in and might want to pursue – either through technical and vocational education or academic pathways. An accompanying mobile application featured a game for students to explore different career opportunities independently. The application, called “My Future Career Path”, allowed young players to navigate ten different games, while helping them discover their abilities and interests in different TVET career pathways. As of mid-2024, the application had been downloaded more than 1,000 times from Google Play and was later made available in the Apple Store. 

Find out more about the PROSPECTS programme’s wider learning on youth engagement.