RIYADH: Saudi Arabia launched a major strategy to empower youths in the workforce as part of the national Vision 2030 program.
The Youth Development Strategy was launched at an event in Riyadh on Monday by Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmed Al-Rajhi.
He highlighted the need for the development strategy — which runs until 2030 — to strengthen the Kingdom’s youths, who make up 44 percent of the population and 78 percent of the workforce.
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The strategy involves collaboration and partnerships with more than 30 government and private entities, which aim to improve regulations for young people in the workforce and enhance their participation in decision-making processes.
The Saudi leadership’s supportive vision empowers young people, opening broader horizons for Saudi youths to contribute to the nation’s development, he added.
Al-Rajhi said that the strategy involves collaboration and partnerships with more than 30 government and private entities, which aim to improve regulations for young people in the workforce and enhance their participation in decision-making processes.
The strategy is based on five major pillars that promote youth as the Kingdom’s wealth, the minister added. The Youth Development Strategy aims to achieve 10 strategic goals, he said.
Elevating the global competitiveness of young people in the Kingdom and advancing youth development indicators will reap major rewards for Saudi Arabia, Al-Rajhi added.
The ministry is placing special focus on the integration of Saudi youths into 24 key sectors, encouraging young people to play key roles in shaping the Kingdom’s future, he said.
Al-Rajhi expressed gratitude to partners, including institutions and officials, for their contributions to building the Youth Development Strategy.
