WHO WE ARE
Afghanistan’s heritage of craft—built into modern livelihoods
Jangalak Vocational Training Centre (JVTC) has delivered vocational training across Afghanistan since 2002, helping young people build practical, marketable skills for employment and self-employment. At the JVTC in Kabul, trainees follow structured six-month courses that combine hands-on workshop practice with essential theory.
JVTC is based in the historic Jangalak industrial complex—once one of Afghanistan’s most important production hubs in the early 20th century. After years of conflict-related damage, the site was rehabilitated and brought back into use, allowing JVTC to establish a modern, purpose-built training environment within a landmark of the country’s industrial heritage.
Alongside training, JVTC operates a production function that helps graduates transition from learning to earning. Through supervised, real-work assignments and quality-focused workshop standards, trainees strengthen their skills, understand market expectations, and build professional experience. A design support component further helps artisans adapt traditional Afghan craft heritage into contemporary, practical products—linking cultural identity with today’s needs and opportunities.
Our Mission
JVTC’s mission is to equip Afghan women and youth with practical, market-relevant skills that lead to real income opportunities—through high-quality vocational training, modern workshops, and strong job placement support. The center preserves and revitalizes Afghanistan’s traditional crafts while aligning training with today’s labor market needs, so graduates leave with the competence, tools, and confidence to secure work, start small businesses, and contribute to their families and communities.
Our Vision
JVTC exists to turn talent into livelihoods. The centre’s vision is to be Afghanistan’s most trusted, market-connected vocational training hub—where women and youth gain practical skills, real work experience, and clear pathways into employment or self-employment. We aim to set the national benchmark for quality in technical and traditional crafts training by combining strong instruction, modern workshops and tools, and job placement support that continues beyond graduation. JVTC will remain a place where heritage skills are kept alive, upgraded for today’s market, and translated into sustainable income for families—proving that vocational training is not an endpoint, but a launchpad into dignified work and long-term resilience.