BRIEF OVERVIEW
Priority Area:
- Access to Higher and Further Education
- Completion of Higher and Further Education
Objectives: Together for Better Higher Education aims to improve access and retention to higher education in Baalbeck – Hermel and labor market for vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian youth.
- To facilitate access to higher education for vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian youths through linguistics and digital capacity building
- To ensure the retention of Lebanese and Syrian youths in higher education through psychosocial, career development, and skills training
Target group: 180 Lebanese and Syrian refugee students in Lebanon
Project Location: Baalbeck-Hermel , Lebanon
Planned Activities:
- Access to higher education
- English and French language courses
- Basic, intermediate, and advanced computer skills courses
- Career orientation sessions and mentorship
- Retention in higher education
- Psychosocial support (PSS) sessions
- Career development techniques and skills training:
- Teamwork
- Communication skills, Conversation and public speaking
- Problem solving skills
- Resiliency and Leadership
- Practical and technical training in the students’ majors