Arab News, Monday, May 29, 2023 | Thul-Qidah 9, 1444
Saudi HR development fund approves 18 professional certificates to boost labor market
Saudi Arabia:
Aiming to create more job and career advancement opportunities for the national
workforce, Saudi Arabia’s Human Resources Development Fund approved 18
professional certificates.
With this move, the total number of approved
professional certificates in the Kingdom has jumped to 146, according to a
statement.
The fund disclosed that the newly approved
certificates serve three professional fields: finance and banking, industrial
engineering and information technology.
It said that the new accreditation will help boost
the competitiveness of the Kingdom’s national workforce.
The accreditation will also motivate the Saudi
workforce and help develop its skills and experience in various sectors.
The fund is known to collaborate with other
programs to empower national cadres and further develop their professional
skills and capabilities.
It is seeking to build a productive and
stable workforce in line with the strategic objectives of the Kingdom’s Ministry
of Human Resources and Social Development.
In March, the fund launched a new strategy and
identity to support the development of a sustainable workforce in the Kingdom
through training, empowerment and counseling programs.
The new strategy aims to help the development of
human capabilities and allow them to enter and remain sustainable in the labor
market.
In January, the fund also signed a cooperation
agreement with the National Industrial Development and Logistics Program to
encourage the training and recruitment of Saudis.
Furthermore, it claimed that in 2022, it
facilitated the employment of 400,000 persons in the private sector.