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Creating an Industrial Labour Force in Saudi Arabia Current Situation, Linkage with Industry and Future Expansion A Presentation for the Saudi Energy Forum Dammam 20 November, 2006 Saleh Al-Amr, Vice Governor for Development, GOTEVOT. Presentation Outline.
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Creating an Industrial Labour Force in Saudi Arabia Current Situation, Linkage with Industry and Future Expansion A Presentation for the Saudi Energy Forum Dammam 20 November, 2006 Saleh Al-Amr, Vice Governor for Development, GOTEVOT
Presentation Outline • Education and Training in Saudi Arabia.. Current Situation • NOSS and Curricula Development • Technical and Vocational Training Future Expansion
Education and Training System • Ministry of Education & Learning (Boys & Girls General Education). • Ministry of Higher Education. • The General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training (GOTEVOT)
Universities B.Sc. Level (RCT) Colleges of Technology (33) Bridging Program Secondary General Schools National System for Joint Training (NSJT) Military Vocational Training Program (MVTP) VocationalTraining Institutes (72) Intermediate School Elementary School Education and Training in S.A. More than 120 different training programs ranging from 6 months to 3 years
TVT Strategy 2006-2021 VisionTo be dedicated to demand-oriented occupational training for rewarding employment Situation Analysis One of the most important Strategic Initiatives is to: “Expand private sector’s participation in technical and Vocational training“
National Occupational Skill Standard (NOSS) Labor Market Training Providers How can we get a successful training? • Training Program Based on Market Needs (NICDP and other needs) + • Appropriate Infrastructure (Buildings, Equipment) • Competent Trainer
General Committee For Curriculum Development GOTEVOT Labor Market Mech. Tech. Spec. Comm. Electrical Tech. Spec. Comm. Computer Tech. Spec. Comm. 250 Trainers 250 Specialist NOSS Teams NOSS Teams NOSS Teams 2000 Workers Curriculum Writing Teams Curriculum Writing Teams Curriculum Writing Teams 200 Specialist 800 Specialist NOSS Development 250 NOSS and 1200 training packages were developed 2002-2006
TVT Future Expansion Three Royal Decrees to Further Develop TVT programs (9 Billion Saudi Riyals) 42 New Colleges of Technology (Male) 39 Girls High Technical Institutes (Female)2 Trainers Training Colleges (Male) 2 Trainers Training Colleges (Female)140 New Vocational Training Centers
Current Partnership TVT Projects • Sharq Project - High Institute for Plastic Fabrication in Riyadh is the first of its kind in the kingdom. The institute is under construction and will be commissioned in September 2007. Sharq will staff the institute during the first five years with specialized plastic industry instructors. • SABIC-EXXONMOBIL Project – a training Center at Yanbu for skills set training required by the downstream Elastomer Conversion Industry. • Rabigh-I Project – Plastic Technical Center for plastic technologies similar to Sumitomo’s plastics technical center in Chiba Japan. • Chevron - an institute in Khafji specialized in petroleum services industry.