● Al-Mashat: The platform provides analytical data on the nature of professions and jobs in Egypt to better understand labor market needs and increase employment rates.
● The platform offers data and information on more than 400 professions according to Egypt’s Unified Occupational Classification Manual.
H.E. Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Planning and Economic Development and International Cooperation, in collaboration with Labor Minister Mohamed Gebran, has officially launched the “Egypt Occupational Outlook” platform. This was in the presence of Dr. Ashraf El-Araby, President of the National Planning Institute, H.E, Angelina Eichhorst, Ambassador of the European Union to Egypt, H.E.Olivia Todorini, Ambassador of Romania to Egypt, Dr. Ragui Assad, Professor and Freeman Chair for International Economic Policy at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota, Mr. Holger Illi, Head of Development Cooperation at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Cairo, and representatives from several key development partners, including the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the World Bank, and the African Development Bank.
The platform is part of the “Employment Promotion Project” (EPP), implemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Egypt within the framework of the Egypt-Germany Cooperation Portfolio. It is developed in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Technical Education, and the Labor Market Policies Unit at the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation.
The digital platform provides data and information on more than 400 professions in the Arab Republic of Egypt, according to Egypt’s Unified Occupational Classification Manual, covering more than 98% of the country’s employed population. Each professional profile outlines the main job tasks along with a set of indicators including employment growth rate, worker distribution by economic activity, geographic distribution, average wage, minimum educational requirements, projected employment growth until 2030, and more. The platform also allows users to rank professions by highest wages, highest employment growth rates, expected job openings, among other metrics.
The platform aims to provide data and information that enable users to understand the nature and requirements of professions in Egypt. This contributes to responding to current changes from both educational and labor perspectives, thereby enhancing employment rates, economic development, and achieving Egypt Vision 2030. This is accomplished through improved analysis and visualization of job-related data and making it accessible to various segments of society.
She added that the platform offers accurate data to decision-makers and professionals in economic planning, education, and employment sectors, helping them to identify both current and future labor market needs. This enables the development of suitable education and employment policies. It also supports students and graduates as they make decisions regarding their career paths and professional directions.
For his part, Minister of Labor Mr. Mohamed Gebran emphasized the importance of the "Egypt Occupational Outlook" platform as a digital portal that provides data and information on 400 professions in Egypt, in accordance with the Unified Occupational Classification Manual. Each professional file details the main job responsibilities and includes several indicators such as employment growth rate, distribution of workers by economic activity, geographic location, average salary, minimum education requirements, and the projected employment growth rate for the profession through 2030, among others. The platform also allows sorting of professions by highest wages, highest employment growth, and number of expected jobs—information that can be used to determine future labor market needs.
The Minister also stressed the importance of continued collaboration between the Ministries of Labor and Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation in updating the occupational classification guide based on skills, and in utilizing the outputs of this platform to align with labor market demands. He praised the procedural guide for monitoring and evaluation issued by the Ministry of Planning, noting that it unifies monitoring frameworks for all strategic departments and evaluation efforts across ministries.
The idea of the “Egypt Occupational Outlook” platform was the result of joint efforts by a team of senior economists and specialists from relevant ministries and institutions, primarily the Ministry of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation; the Ministry of Education and Technical Education; the Ministry of Labor; the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS); as well as representatives of international organizations and local and international experts. The platform was implemented with the support of the Employment Promotion Project by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the German government.
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