Tuwaiq Academy launches technical training for 3k Saudis

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The campaign aims to empower employees, university students and graduates, and general education students. (SPA)
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The campaign aims to empower employees, university students and graduates, and general education students. (SPA)
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The campaign aims to empower employees, university students and graduates, and general education students. (SPA)
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The campaign aims to empower employees, university students and graduates, and general education students. (SPA)
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Updated 03 December 2023
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Tuwaiq Academy launches technical training for 3k Saudis

  • Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi said that acquiring and developing technical skills is important to keep pace with the development of future jobs

RIYADH: The “Tuwaiq Is Your Destination” campaign, launched by Tuwaiq Academy, is calling for 3,000 Saudis in prominent technical fields to register for more than 150 professional programs and camps.

The campaign is being held at the academy’s headquarters in partnership with major international partners.

It aims to empower employees, university students and graduates, and general education students. Skills will be taught in programming, cybersecurity, AI, cloud computing, user experience and interface design, virtual worlds, digital design and fabrication, game development and programming, and robots and drones programming. Registration and information can be found at tuwaiq.edu.sa.

Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi, CEO of Tuwaiq Academy, said that acquiring and developing technical skills is important to keep pace with the development of future jobs. About 15,000 people have graduated from the academy through more than 500 technical programs and camps, he added.

 


Hajj Ministry suspends Umrah firm, overseas agent for violations

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Hajj Ministry suspends Umrah firm, overseas agent for violations

  • Company fails to provide housing for Umrah pilgrims
  • Actions to ‘safeguard’ rights of visitors, says ministry

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah on Sunday announced the suspension of an Umrah company and its overseas agent for failing to provide contracted accommodation for pilgrims.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency, the ministry said the company violated regulations governing services for Umrah pilgrims and visitors to the two holy mosques.

It noted that several pilgrims arrived in the Kingdom without mandated accommodation. This prompted immediate action against the company and its overseas agent, the ministry stated.

Pilgrims circumambulate the Holy Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah in this photo taken earlier this month. (SPA)

“The measures are intended to safeguard the rights of affected pilgrims, prevent a recurrence of such violations, and ensure the continued enhancement of service quality,” it added.

Last June, the ministry suspended seven Umrah companies due to deficiencies in providing transport services for pilgrims.

In an earlier report quoting the Hajj Ministry and the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques, the SPA said more than 1.7 million Muslims from all over the world arrived in the Kingdom to perform Umrah during the month of Jumada Al-Akhirah, corresponding to Nov. 22 to Dec. 20.