 The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) operates one of the largest school systems in the Middle East which has provided basic and preparatory education to Palestinian refugees for nearly five decades.The Agency provides basic education free of charge to all Palestinian refugee children in its area of operations, which includes Jordan.There are also vocational training courses provided in eight training centers, two of which are in Jordan, and have been in operation for the past four decades.