Al-Rajhi: Saudi Arabia eyes 2.31 million training opportunities in private sector by end of 2025

Al-Rajhi: Saudi Arabia eyes 2.31 million training opportunities in private sector by end of 2025

Okaz/Saudi Gazette RIYADH — Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Eng. Ahmed Al-Rajhi launched five qualitative initiatives for developing skills and providing training for Saudi cadets. The minister said the ministry looks forward to creating 2.31 million training opportunities in the private sector by end of 2025 He also announced the National Training Campaign (Waad) with the aim of stimulating the private sector to provide training to Saudis. “The promises of commitment to training reached 1,155,000 training opportunities until the end of 2025, through the participation of 14 Saudi companies,” he said. In a ceremony held in Riyadh on Monday to launch the initiatives, the minister highlighted the support of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman for the empowerment of human resources and social development system as well as for providing more training opportunities and developing future skills for the sons and daughters of the country and raising their participation in the labor market. Al-Rajhi said that the ministry’s skills and training initiatives include the ‘National Program to Stimulate the Private Sector’ initiative to train its employees, as well as students and graduates. “This initiative targets one million