Housing Bank and Friends of Birzeit University Association Sign Memorandum of Understanding

SadaNews - The Housing Bank and the Friends of Birzeit University Association signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at implementing a comprehensive program for vocational rehabilitation, practical training, and career guidance. This program targets students expected to graduate, as part of joint efforts to link educational outcomes with labor market requirements.

The memorandum was signed in the presence of the association's chairperson, Nasreen Hedmi Masrouji, and the regional director of the Housing Bank, Osama Harzallah, along with representatives from both sides. This step reaffirms the importance of partnership between civil society institutions and the private sector in supporting Palestinian youth and enhancing their professional empowerment opportunities.

The memorandum of understanding aims to develop a practical program that contributes to increasing the preparedness of students and graduates to engage in the labor market by equipping them with professional, behavioral, and practical skills, and providing opportunities for practical training in real work environments, thereby enhancing their chances of obtaining advanced training opportunities or future employment.

The collaboration also includes organizing specialized workshops, career guidance sessions, and joint events, in addition to involving experts from the Housing Bank in assessing participants' skills and supporting the development of their abilities in line with market needs.

For its part, the association will be responsible for preparing and implementing the program and selecting participants according to professional criteria, in addition to monitoring the progress of training and evaluating its outcomes, ensuring a tangible and sustainable impact on empowering students and graduates.

This partnership reflects the commitment of both parties to support investment in human capital and contribute to preparing a generation of young talents capable of competing and effectively engaging in the labor market, within a model of sustainable cooperation between the civil and private sectors.