Maharat Internship Programs
Creating Employment Opportunities for Youth
 

Since 1999, when the Jordan-US Business Partnership established one of the first internship programs in the country, recent Jordanian university graduates have benefited from this world-class opportunity to prepare them for the workplace and give them a head start in the job market.

Through the Maharat Internship Program, Tatweer expands on this tradition, providing interns with a menu of structured training, mentoring and work experiences to help develop their skills and future careers. Employers benefit from a pool of more polished job candidates.

Basic requirements for interns:

• Jordanian citizen

• New graduate or within one year of graduation

• Without work experience of more than 3 months

• Good English language ability

• Highly motivated, enthusiastic, team player

• Goal oriented towards a business career

Tatweer now offers two internship program formats, both targeting young Jordanians within a year of graduation:

• Maharat On-the-Job offers SMEs an opportunity to hire new graduates while sharing the costs and responsibilities with Tatweer’s experienced program staff. The program engages the interns in a rigorous six-month program, during which an intern is assigned to work with an SME client and receives 82 hours of formal training delivered mainly in English by volunteer business experts or consultant trainers. Training introduces key areas of business, technical, teambuilding and community service skills. The interns commit to a typical full-time work week, and receive a stipend paid equally by Tatweer and the hosting SME.

• Marahat Pioneers aims at developing competence in a certain skill, providing the interns with two months of intense, highly focused training in one of several specialized areas such as human resources management, customer relations or export management, known to be in high demand among Jordanian enterprises. At the end of the training period, Tatweer staff assist interns with referrals for job placement at SMEs and other potential employers within its extensive network. Placements are subject to a flat fee of JD 200 to be paid by the company to Tatweer upon recruiting the pioneer intern.

These programs help foster employment, build human capacity and ultimately enhance the competitiveness of both SMEs and Jordanian graduates.

Participation is open to all qualifying SMEs, as well as trading establishments. Interns are recruited through road shows and existing youth programs on Jordanian campuses, but candidates may also apply directly to Tatweer: maharat@tatweer.org.jo