- JEDDAH: A training institute was opened on Wednesday at the Eritrean consulate in Jeddah to train young Eritrean men and women in various job skills.
- More than 490 young Eritreans have enrolled in a variety of subjects including accountancy, marketing, sales management and English.
Director of the institute, Muhammad Bakri, told Arab News that the institute aims at upgrading the educational level of the Eritrean youth. He said the institute is recognized by the Saudi Ministry of Education, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation and the Regent International Institute.
Al-Bakri said the institute will grant diplomas in specializations most required by the Saudi labor market and added that coordination was made with a number of Saudi companies to employ its graduates.
Director of the Regent International Institute in Jeddah said the young Eritrean trainees were distributed among classes to be qualified on a number of subjects, including secretarial work, photography, advertising and promotion, designing, Photoshop, computer skills, accountancy, marking, makeup and others.
