Saudi Arabia launches strategy to include cultural activities in school curricula – Saudi Gazette

Saudi Arabia launches strategy to include cultural activities in school curricula – Saudi Gazette

Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi Arabia's Culture Ministry and Education Ministry launched on Thursday the strategy for Developing Cultural Capabilities, which aims to link the education outputs with the needs of the labor market in the culture sector.

The strategy will work by including art and culture in all stages of education, technical and vocational training, as well as developing an educational environment for the growth of the cultural sector and elevating it to reach broader areas in light of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030. The strategy is based on 3 pillars — qualified graduates in the field of culture; sustainable jobs; art connoisseurs.

The strategy for Developing Cultural Capabilities has several goals, the first of which is to provide more than half of the general education schools with extra-curricular cultural activities by 2026.

In addition, it targets more than 5% of general education graduates to choose culture as a major and work in the cultural sectors.

Among other goals, the strategy aims to graduate more than 20,000 students from universities and technical and vocational training centers with qualifications to work in the cultural sector. It also aims to increase the number of training institutions in the field of art and culture to 120.

The strategy