DOHA: A revamped Tounes Ta3mal youth employability platform was launched in Tunisia recently in front of an audience of over 150 jobseekers and students, representatives from career centres and universities, NGOs, and the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
The original Tounes Ta3mal (tounes.ta3mal.com) was launched in October 2013 by regional co-founders Silatech and Microsoft, connecting Tunisian youth with tools, resources, career guidance, training and job opportunities to help them launch careers and start businesses.
Version 2.0 of the platform offers a more complete end-to-end experience — from developing one’s career profile, access to career counselling online and in person, e-Learning courses, entrepreneurship training, advice on preparing a CV, and job openings relevant to youth starting their careers — all with a more accessible and easy to use interface.
The new version was made possible, thanks to contribution of initiative partners Edupartage, MercyCorps, Education for Employment, AIESEC Tunisia, USAID, Ooredoo Tunisia, American Chamber of Commerce (Tunisia) and ATUGE.
Tounes Ta3mal Project Manager Mohamed Ali Chebaane said, “We are constantly seeking to improve Tounes Ta3mal by listening to and incorporating feedback from our users —young Tunisians —and our local partners.
“Tounes Ta3mal 2.0 provides greater usability, more localised Tunisian content and rich new multimedia content which will assist youth in their search for employment.”
Presentations at the event ended with an interactive panel of HR experts representing Tunisian companies Orange, Land d’Or, Crown Cork & Seal and Bonna Tunisia.
They shared practical advice about the Tunisian labour market, CV writing techniques, job search skills and techniques for a successful job interview.
The youth in the audience had the opportunity to ask questions and engage in an active dialogue.
Thanks to contributions by over 65 local partners, Ta3mal has specialised country portals for Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, Tunisia, Palestine and Morocco, with the latest launched in May in Algeria.
Over 4000 employers from the region are registered on Ta3mal network, posting almost 58,000 job opportunities since Ta3mal’s inception.
In Tunisia, Ta3mal is connected with Najja7ni Employment mobile app launched by Ooredoo Tunisia (formerly Tunisiana), which provides quick and easy access from 2G mobile phones to English language assessments, career guidance and job opportunities.
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