"The training through Education for Employment taught me about the way things are done in the workplace, how to deal with employees, how to present yourself in an interview. It was a really good opportunity, excellent! Perhaps the best chance I've gotten."

–Mahmoud A., alumnus, JCEF (EFE in Jordan)

Results

Since launching operations in 2006, the EFE Network has trained and placed in jobs over 3,000 youth with limited opportunity from across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

EFE believes that the employment and economic inclusion of women is crucial to the success of youth and businesses in MENA. EFE aims for, and often exceeds, a 50% female youth participation rate in its training courses.

To promote job creation, in 2011 EFE launched youth entrepreneurship programs as an important, complementary pathway to creating economic opportunity for youth. Since initiating entrepreneurship programming in Jordan, Palestine and Tunisia, EFE has trained over 700 aspiring youth entrepreneurs in innovation and business development. 98% of graduates received start-up support.

EFE-Egypt

To date, EFE-Egypt has placed in jobs over 285 young people
46% of EFE-Egypt's graduates are female
From inception to date, EFE-Egypt has placed 84% of all graduates into jobs, with a 79% retention rate after three months on the job
91% of EFE-Egypt students graduate from their training programs

JCEF (Jordan Career Education Foundation)

To date, JCEF has trained and placed in jobs nearly 1,000 youth
46% of JCEF graduates are female
From inception to date, JCEF has placed over 70% of all graduates into jobs, with a 60% retention rate* after three months on the job
94% of JCEF's students graduated from their training programs
Since launching entrepreneurship programming in 2011, JCEF has trained over 430 youth in entrepreneurship skills

EFE-Maroc

To date, EFE-Maroc has trained and placed in jobs more than 625 young people
52% of EFE-Maroc graduates are female
From inception to date, EFE-Maroc has placed 60% of all graduates into jobs, with a 91% retention rate after three months on the job
91% of EFE-Maroc's students graduate from their training programs

PEFE (Palestine EFE)

To date, PEFE has trained and placed in jobs over 375 youth
48% of PEFE trainees are female
From inception to date, PEFE has placed 64% of all graduates into jobs, with an 89% retention rate after three months on the job
95% of PEFE's students graduate from their training programs
PEFE graduated its first entrepreneurship classes in 2012, and has trained 36 youth in entrepreneurship skills

EFE-Tunisie

EFE-Tunisie is the newest EFE affiliate and launched operations in 2012
Over 540 youth have graduated from EFE-Tunisie job placement, employability and entrepreneurship trainings since its inception
67% of EFE-Tunisie's trainees are female
From inception to date, EFE-Tunisie's has placed 100% of its job placement training graduates in jobs
99% of EFE-Tunisie's students graduate from their training programs

YEFE (Yemen EFE)

To date, YEFE has trained and placed in jobs over 580 young people
33% of YEFE's graduates are female
From inception to date, YEFE placed 66% of all graduates into jobs, with a 96% retention rate after three months on the job*
Since launching entrepreneurship programing,YEFE has trained over 225 youth in entrepreneurship skills
94% of YEFE's students graduate from their training programs

* In both Jordan and Yemen our affiliates are working with very vulnerable youth populations, such as high school drops outs, which has made it more challenging to meet our network target of 85% job placement rate