RIYADH, 17 May — A training center in Ahsa in the Eastern Province has become the first institute in the Kingdom to produce students under a University of Cambridge IT skills training program.
According to Geoff Smith, country examinations manager for the British Council, Dar El Khibra Institute of Ahsa has based its program on the Career and Skills Awards developed by Cambridge and administered locally by the British Council.
The program was introduced by Cambridge two years ago for Saudi institutions. The schemes specifically target the employment sector and are designed to prepare people for the work place. A variety of skills are covered, including IT, office administration, business and project management.
The scheme is intended to prepare young Saudis for jobs in the private sector, which is required to increase its Saudi workforce at a rate of 5 percent annually.
