Private Sector to Employ Trained Saudis

RIYADH, 6 November 2003 — Fifty percent of young Saudis to be trained under a special program will be employed in the private sector, according to Prince Miteb ibn Abdullah, assistant deputy commander of the National Guard for military affairs. He said 25 percent of the trainees would be absorbed by the military sectors while the remaining 25 percent by the technical colleges.