Al-Assal explained that the Ministry began working a year ago to implement competency-based training programs, focusing on the needs of the labor market in various specializations, Including medical laboratories, radiology, dental prosthetics, and health monitoring. Studies have shown that there is a gap between the outcomes of technical education and the needs of the labor market, whether in the government or private sector. Therefore, the primary goal now is to prepare graduates who are able to compete in the local and regional market, and not Only work in the government sector, noting the increasing demand for Egyptian graduates in Arab and European countries, especially after the Corona pandemic.
She added that the technical graduates are distinguished by their competence and skill, but they need simple improvements such as mastering foreign languages, and some skills to keep pace with modern developments, noting that The equivalence of Egyptian certificates abroad depends on comparing them with international standards, as comparisons show that Egyptian graduates possess the required capabilities with the need for some training.< /span>
Al-Assal continued that the General Administration of Central Laboratories had a vital role in training the internship students, which is training directed to cover the gaps between what the students learn And what the labor market needs, and accordingly, educational curricula in specializations such as medical laboratories and radiology were updated to be in line with the latest international and local methods and standards, with these updates being applied practically within the Egyptian market.
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The Director of Technical Education stressed that there are two axes being worked on in parallel, the first of which is developing the curriculum, and the second of which is expanding the scope of practical training based on market needs. Work, and stressed that the new curricula aim to graduate batches that are more ready and appropriate to market requirements, with a focus on technologies such as artificial intelligence, which has become an essential part in fields such as radiology.
Dr. Mai Al-Assal highlighted the challenges facing health technical institutes, including weak infrastructure, and stated that the current number of institutes reaches 13 institutes. Only at the republic level, which is an insufficient number to meet the growing demand for technicians, so there is a tendency to establish a health technical institute in every governorate, which is what the Minister of Health seeks to achieve in the near future, in addition to expanding the establishment of branches of existing institutes, to reduce student densities and capacity. To understand the students.
With regard to the migration of technical personnel, Al-Assal stressed that the best solution to this problem lies in opening the private labor market to Egyptian technicians, with a system in place. Sustainable to continuously graduate cadres with a high level of competence, and she indicated that some private medical facilities have already begun to adopt this approach, which contributes to reducing the need for immigration, and also enhances the contribution of graduates to the local economy and the country’s national product in the future.
