Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources for Human Capacity Development Eng. Faris Alsaqabi has stated that the Ministry of Industry will soon announce its strategy to develop human capabilities in industrial and mining sectors.
The Deputy Minister said that the ministry has succeeded in formulating the strategy as well as the national programs that support the achievement of its goals. Eng. Alsaqabi made the remarks during his visit to the Food Industries Institute to review the latest developments in the field of training and Saudization.
Eng. Faris Alsaqabi Deputy Minister Industry & Mineral Resources for Human Capacity Development Saudi Arabia
“The ministry has started negotiating with Saudi universities, academies, and institutes to facilitate qualifying and developing capabilities and providing specializations that support the industrial sector in the Kingdom. These include the opening of the Department of Mining Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, and the ongoing efforts with Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University to develop specializations that contribute to women’s participation in the industrial sector, as well as with King Abdulaziz University and King Saud University.”
The Deputy Minister further commented that the Ministry of Industry is working with the Ministry of Education to disseminate the culture of the Industrial Revolution through initiatives to enrich school curricula with some skills that are required in the labor market, especially in the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on the industrial and the mining sectors.
Eng. Alsaqabi added that “there has been diligent work to create 2.1 million jobs in the industrial and mining sectors, and the ministry is serious in the field of qualifying and training workers. Hence, the ministry has begun work on identifying special scholarship paths, in addition to following up and supporting national programs and institutes, including the Food Industries Institute in Al-Kharj, which is a sustainable model driven by competencies that have gained the trust of major companies.”
