- JEDDAH: The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) has denied electronic reports that its syllabus includes the etiquette of serving alcohol.
“This is completely untrue,” said Ayed Al-Qahtani, director of information and public relations at GOTEVT.A number of Internet sites recently reported that a vocational training college in Madinah was teaching the etiquette of serving alcohol in restaurants in its tourism and hotel course. They also claimed that the TVTC was teaching how to serve liquor in nightclubs as part of its English language syllabus.“We will file libel cases against these sites. The media should not be used to defame others or spread rumors just for the sake of getting a scoop,” said Al-Qahtani, adding that the organization's syllabuses are Shariah compatible and commensurate with the needs of the local market.Al-Qahtani, however, admitted that some reference books which students read may include material against Shariah. “We have no hand in this. We cannot impose our beliefs and culture on others,” he said.

