Advancing Development Goals

AeroSTAR – Building the Next Generation of Aviation & Aerospace Leaders 

Delivered by Amideast • Supported by Boeing

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The AeroSTAR Program is a regional initiative designed to introduce high school youth across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to the world of aviation and aerospace. Through immersive learning, hands-on STEM activities, field visits, and connection with industry professionals, the program empowers young people to explore the careers shaping the future of flight.

AeroSTAR – Building the Next Generation of Aviation & Aerospace Leaders 

Delivered by Amideast • Supported by Boeing

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

The AeroSTAR Program is a regional initiative designed to introduce high school youth across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to the world of aviation and aerospace. Through immersive learning, hands-on STEM activities, field visits, and connection with industry professionals, the program empowers young people to explore the careers shaping the future of flight.

The Careers in Aviation Program, funded by Boeing and implemented by Amideast in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth, embodies a participatory private sector approach to address the skills gap in Jordan's aviation sector while tackling the country's youth unemployment challenge. Launched in 2023, successive cycles to-date have benefited 180 young Jordanian men and women aged 18 to 35. The program addresses two critical challenges in Jordan: the skills mismatch for jobs required in the aviation sector and the high rate of youth unemployment.

The Disabled Soldiers Empowering Tourism Program, funded by Boeing and implemented by Amideast in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) and the Hashemite Commission for Disabled Soldiers (HCDS), was a 19-month national initiative designed to support 50 Jordanian disabled veterans and their families in Amman, Zarqa, Madaba, and Irbid.

Key Program Features

• 40+ hours of expert-led technical and soft skills training.
•  Job Placement: We will facilitate your placement in a job, offering CDI or PARDES contracts in key sectors.
• Personalized Support: Matching participants with employment opportunities in high-demand sectors.

Target Sectors

• Manufacturing
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Office/Business Administration
• Textiles

Eligibility Criteria:

This program is open to young Tunisians aged 18 to 35, who are either graduates or non-graduat

Since 2015, Amideast/Egypt has partnered with Management Training Corporation (MTC) to support the USAID-funded WISE project. Amideast is providing technical leadership for the entrepreneurship and work-based learning activities undertaken to help technical secondary schools better prepare students to meet labor market needs, and providing technical expertise and support for efforts to improve labor market efficiency and improve the overall environment for workforce development.