Solving structural challenges begins with directly linking job seekers to vocational training and factories. This vision was launched by Mr. Anas Traboulsi, a board member of the Chamber of Industry of Damascus and its Countryside, during a panel discussion at the Syrian International Textile Exhibition "Nas Tex 2026." Traboulsi proposed an initiative to launch an electronic platform that brings together individuals wishing to learn a trade and directs them toward training centers and factories, stressing that investing in human resources is the foundation for the sustainability of the national industry.The session, titled "From the Factory to the Training Rooms.. How to Build the Skills Needed by the Textile Sector," highlighted mechanisms for developing human resources and enhancing competitiveness in the textile sector. It featured a number of officials and representatives of international and local organizations, including the Assistant Minister of Economy and Industry for Industrial Affairs, Mr. Mohammad Yassin Houria, the Assistant Minister of Social Affairs and Labor, Dr. Raghda Zaidan, the Executive Director of the HAND Organization, Saad El-Din Mouqat, and the Country Coordinator of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mohammad Anas Sabagh.Traboulsi emphasized that the private sector is a main and pivotal partner in advancing the entire vocational education and rehabilitation system. He noted that all industrial sectors now urgently need modern skills that align with the developments and machinery used in factories.The board member of the Chamber of Industry of Damascus and its Countryside proposed an initiative to launch an electronic platform targeting individuals wishing to establish small industrial projects or acquire a specific trade. These individuals would be sorted and linked to specialized vocational training centers, in preparation for their distribution to factories for practical training. He stressed that this step contributes to solving a prominent social and structural problem in Syria resulting from the repercussions of the past 14 years, and provides meaningful job opportunities for job seekers who do not hold qualifications or university degrees.Traboulsi also stressed the responsibility of the private sector to transform facilities and factories into field vocational training centers. He cited a previous successful experience with Damascus University, during which students from the faculties of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (Spinning and Weaving Department) and the Dyeing Department were recruited to apply their theoretical knowledge practically inside factories, raising their efficiency and readiness for the labor market before graduation.Concluding his intervention, Mr. Anas Traboulsi called on foreign and importing companies of modern machinery—such as the textile equipment companies participating in the exhibition—to invest by obliging them or agreeing with them to provide training spaces and qualify local cadres to operate and maintain this modern technology, ensuring the sustainability and development of the national industry
23/7/2026
