RIYADH: Graduates are being urged to take advantage of paid on-the-job-training opportunities in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Saudi Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) said 4,608 training opportunities were available for university graduates as part of the Tamheer program.
It urged graduates to acquire the necessary expertise and skills required for the Kingdom’s labor market through practical training in government institutions, international organizations and outstanding firms in the private sector.
Trainees receive financial support of SR3,000 ($800) a month during the three to six month-long training period. They also get a certificate of experience after completing the program, and the HRDF provides occupational hazard insurance for the duration of training.
Applicants must be unemployed Saudi nationals with a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate and cannot have previously benefited from the program. It is open to men and women.
The unemployment rate in Saudi Arabia dipped to 12.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, according to official data released in June by the General Authority for Statistics. SPA Riyadh
4,608 training opportunities for Saudi graduates
4,608 training opportunities for Saudi graduates
- Applicants must be unemployed Saudi nationals with a bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate and cannot have previously benefited from the program
SDAIA president, senior officials tour Jeddah airport
- Officials toured and observed the operations of digital devices and e-gates at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah
- Authority operates these systems and monitors them around the clock to serve visitors arriving to perform Umrah, facilitating their entry and departure procedures
JEDDAH: Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, president of the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority, or SDAIA, toured and observed the operations of digital devices and e-gates at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah.
Esam Al-Wagait, director of the National Information Center at the authority, joined the tour with several other officials, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The authority operates these systems and monitors them around the clock to serve visitors arriving to perform Umrah, facilitating their entry and departure procedures.
During the tour, Al-Ghamdi reviewed the digital systems, which incorporate advanced technologies designed to streamline passenger procedures and enhance operational efficiency.
The systems improve the travel experience for Umrah performers, keeping pace with national efforts to develop services provided to visitors to the Kingdom.
The visit is part of SDAIA’s efforts to ensure readiness at the Kingdom’s entry points, by using digital technologies, data, and artificial intelligence to enhance services at Saudi airports.
