RIYADH: More than 300 young Saudis, both males and females, have entered the food and dairy industry in major local factories while taking part in Ramadan food preparations.
According to the executive director of the Technical Institute for Dairy and Food, Ibrahim Saud Al-Oqaili, the desire of young Saudis to work in the industry led to the institute increasing the number of trainees to 427.
They were also trained in the technology of animal husbandry, in addition to maintenance of production equipment.
As many as 312 Saudis have been recruited following the completion of their course, adding that it is in line with the optimal investment of human resources required to meet Saudi Vision 2030.
The official said that the industrial sector attracts the largest number of Saudis, followed by the bakeries technology department, dairy technology and the animal production, which confirms the ability of young people to work in the industrial sector.
“The sector is seeing an increase in recent years, ranging from 98 percent to 100 percent. Trainees sign up for employment from the day of their training with the firms, which offer them very attractive salaries,” Al-Oqali observed.
“Many family members do not know that what they consume during the month of Ramadan are products manufactured by young Saudi people, thanks to their skill and competence to raise their strength in the industry approximately by 17 percent over the past four years,” Al-Oqali said.
He said these young people practice the skills they have acquired during their studies at the Technical Institute for Dairy and Food in Al-Kharj, which is the only institute specializing in the Kingdom for the rehabilitation of national cadres to work in the food industry.
According to the executive director of the Technical Institute for Dairy and Food, Ibrahim Saud Al-Oqaili, the desire of young Saudis to work in the industry led to the institute increasing the number of trainees to 427.
They were also trained in the technology of animal husbandry, in addition to maintenance of production equipment.
As many as 312 Saudis have been recruited following the completion of their course, adding that it is in line with the optimal investment of human resources required to meet Saudi Vision 2030.
The official said that the industrial sector attracts the largest number of Saudis, followed by the bakeries technology department, dairy technology and the animal production, which confirms the ability of young people to work in the industrial sector.
“The sector is seeing an increase in recent years, ranging from 98 percent to 100 percent. Trainees sign up for employment from the day of their training with the firms, which offer them very attractive salaries,” Al-Oqali observed.
“Many family members do not know that what they consume during the month of Ramadan are products manufactured by young Saudi people, thanks to their skill and competence to raise their strength in the industry approximately by 17 percent over the past four years,” Al-Oqali said.
He said these young people practice the skills they have acquired during their studies at the Technical Institute for Dairy and Food in Al-Kharj, which is the only institute specializing in the Kingdom for the rehabilitation of national cadres to work in the food industry.
