Effective vocational training crucial in taming unemployment — experts By Farah Al Asmar - Jan 11,2021 - Last updated at Jan 11,2021 Well-planned and well-implemented vocational training can help reduce the unprecedented rise in unemployment rates, observed experts and economists (File photo) AMMAN — Well-planned and well-implemented vocational training can help reduce the unprecedented rise in unemployment rates, observed experts and economists. Speaking to The Jordan Times on Sunday, they emphasised the importance of developing the right skill set for today’s labour market. According to Ahmad Awad, managing director of the Phenix Centre for Economics and Informatics Studies, 77 per cent of female university certificate holders and 26-27 per cent of male university certificate holders are unemployed.