JEDDAH: Twenty-five Saudi children have successfully completed a “Young traders” training program of the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) to polish their trading skills from a very early age. The children range in ages between 8 and 14.
Daliya Al-Obeidi, a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Committee of the MCCI, thanked the the chamber for its efforts in organizing the program, and told Arab News that she wants to become a big business woman of Saudi Arabia who is qualified with the right trading skills that will help her to establish a new business idea one day.
Khalid Al-Sagafi, another young participant of the training program, said the MCCI training program was an excellent way to let young traders learn how to deal with merchandise and varied industries.
He said that in the next 15 or 20 years he wants to become the best businessman, noting that this training program will help him and others to understand the strategic planning necessary to create a successful business.
Hassan Mohammed Arif Kinsara, the president of the Commercial Committee of the MCCI, said that they launched the program to train the future generation in trade and merchandise with educational information on commercial, industrial and scientific sectors.
"In the future when they join the labor market, they will be fully aware of trading techniques,the nature of the labor market, business strategies and merchandise and trade issues," Kinsara said.
The MCCI has invested extensive efforts in taking care of the young traders and providing them with training free of charge so that they can participate in the upcoming Young entrepreneurs exhibition as well.
Ahlam Khounda, the deputy chairman of the Chamber of Trade Commission in Makkah and chairman of the young entrepreneurs committee of the MCCI, said that the young entrepreneurs committee is the first committee of a Saudi chamber of commerce that aims to create a generation of traders and entrepreneurs who are trained in industrial and trade sectors, and who will be able to develop new industries and create jobs for others to fulfill Kingdom’s vision of 2030.
Tasneem Hasan, a teacher and psychiatrist, said that learning starts from an early age and starts to slow down at the age of 12. So starting training at an early age is helpful for the development of behavioral skills. The children were given 12 hours of training each day involving scientific knowledge, education with entertainment and also included field visits to further their learning.
Daliya Al-Obeidi, a member of the Young Entrepreneurs Committee of the MCCI, thanked the the chamber for its efforts in organizing the program, and told Arab News that she wants to become a big business woman of Saudi Arabia who is qualified with the right trading skills that will help her to establish a new business idea one day.
Khalid Al-Sagafi, another young participant of the training program, said the MCCI training program was an excellent way to let young traders learn how to deal with merchandise and varied industries.
He said that in the next 15 or 20 years he wants to become the best businessman, noting that this training program will help him and others to understand the strategic planning necessary to create a successful business.
Hassan Mohammed Arif Kinsara, the president of the Commercial Committee of the MCCI, said that they launched the program to train the future generation in trade and merchandise with educational information on commercial, industrial and scientific sectors.
"In the future when they join the labor market, they will be fully aware of trading techniques,the nature of the labor market, business strategies and merchandise and trade issues," Kinsara said.
The MCCI has invested extensive efforts in taking care of the young traders and providing them with training free of charge so that they can participate in the upcoming Young entrepreneurs exhibition as well.
Ahlam Khounda, the deputy chairman of the Chamber of Trade Commission in Makkah and chairman of the young entrepreneurs committee of the MCCI, said that the young entrepreneurs committee is the first committee of a Saudi chamber of commerce that aims to create a generation of traders and entrepreneurs who are trained in industrial and trade sectors, and who will be able to develop new industries and create jobs for others to fulfill Kingdom’s vision of 2030.
Tasneem Hasan, a teacher and psychiatrist, said that learning starts from an early age and starts to slow down at the age of 12. So starting training at an early age is helpful for the development of behavioral skills. The children were given 12 hours of training each day involving scientific knowledge, education with entertainment and also included field visits to further their learning.
