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Interviews & Viewpoints | Abdullah Al Mosa, CEO, Saudi Electronic University (SEU): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Interviews & Viewpoints | Ali Al Ghafis, Governor, Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC): Interview from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
What role is the private sector playing in expanding the capacity of the Kingdom’s training sector?
Articles & Analysis | A variety of training programmes supply the Saudi market with a workforce from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
The newest manifestation of Saudi Arabia’s commitment to ensuring its young people have the skills to survive and thrive in a diversified knowledge economy is the Colleges of Excellence (CoE) programme. By August 2015, there were 37 CoE institutions offering free training and education to Saudi citizens across the Kingdom. Under the CoE model...
Articles & Analysis | Saudi Arabia expands educational offerings at all levels from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Some SR1.5trn ($399.75bn) was spent on education between 2005 and 2015 in Saudi Arabia under the rule of the late King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a national newspaper calculated. Under his successor, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, education looks set to remain a priority, with the creation of a knowledge economy stated as the third...
Chapter | Education & Training from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2015
Education continues to be a major focus for Saudi Arabia, with an estimated $399.75bn spent on education between 2005 and 2015. This trend is set to continue, as the creation of a knowledge economy forms the third objective of the Kingdom’s 10th Development Plan. Private instruction continues to gain in popularity – the number of pupils at private schools grew by about 9% a year between 2008...
The accession of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud in January 2015 was the start of a new chapter for the Kingdom, and with the fall in global oil prices and continued regional turbulence there are undoubtedly challenges to be met. However, domestic stability, combined with the government’s commitment to major development projects and sustained focus on economic diversification, indicate a positive overall outlook for the country moving forward.