Labor Minister Adel Fakeih has approved the establishment of a national council for training, local sources have reported.
The approval came after the minister met the head of the National Committee for training at the Council of Saudi Chambers, Abdurrahman Al-Rabiah. During the meeting, Fakeih was briefed on performance strategies and objectives to be achieved.
"We are currently working on formulating the council's mechanisms and approaches," said Al-Rabiah. He added that details will be submitted to the competent bodies. "After this move, we will enter a new level of work pending the decision to establish the council", he pointed out.
He said that the national committee presented a draft based on market realities, adding:"The labor minister was familiarized with the draft and we got his approval, as well as the encouragement of the governor of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, Dr. Ali Al-Ghafees".
Al-Rabiah confirmed that Saudi youth have no reservations against the different professions, but have no idea how to work them out. "We don't want them to attend such training institutes and lose money for jobs not needed in the marketplace", he added, arguing that with the establishment of the council, matters will improve.
The National Council will include related government agencies. The main tasks assigned to it will include the organizational aspects at the training centers in the Kingdom and more controls on work issues.
Obstacles facing the private training sector include the entrance of foreign training institutes to the local market to train Saudis on various programs.
It is worth mentioning that several government agencies attract the private training sector in the country and impact its choices and attitudes, such as the Labor Ministry, the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, the Education Ministry, and other related agencies.
