Lama Suleiman, chairman of the council, which is an affiliate of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), said Tasheel has been instrumental in supporting the private sector to get enough visas since its establishment in 2008.
She said the office also provides training and employment to more than 3,000 young men and women. “The activities of Tasheel has contributed to eradicating the phenomenon of pseudo Saudization.”
She said Tasheel would study the actual labor requirement of companies for Saudi and foreign manpower before issuing visas.
Muhammad Al-Harbi, executive director of the council, said Tasheel has succeeded in employing 1,746 young Saudi men and women in major companies and provided on the job training to 1,331 others.
“Thus we have created jobs for 3,077 young Saudi men and women during the past 18 months,” he told Arab News.
Al-Harbi said the jobs were in industries, hospitals, trading agencies, pharmacies, medical agencies and the retail sales sector. He said the office would hold meetings and workshops to know the job market requirements.
He hoped that the number of Saudis employed by the office would increase in coming years, especially in the industrial and medical fields. “We also intend to hold special training programs for women.”
He said the establishment of Tasheel in association with the Labor Ministry had helped
in increasing the rate of Saudization in 68 companies as it provided them with training Saudi employees.
