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Certification changes could help recruit more teachers

 The South Dakota Department of Education is taking another step to combat a teacher shortage in the state.

Last year’s big boost in teacher pay made a big impact on the shor...read more

Published on : January 27, 2017

Monetization Over Massiveness: Breaking Down MOOCs by the Numbers in 2016

The modern massive open online course movement, which began when the first “MOOCs” were offered by Stanford professors in late 2011, is now half a decade old. In that time, MOOC providers have raised over $400 million and now employ more than a thousand staff.

The spotlight on these companies have since dimmed, yet they continue to expand their footprint. In 2016, 23 mill...read more

Published on : December 29, 2016

HBMSU kicks off training sessions at the Banner Training Center

 Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU) kicked off the inaugural training sessions at its Banner Training Center, the first such state-of-the-art facility in the Middle East designed to help Banner users to develop smarter, hands-on skills in the areas of Student Information System. Based at the HBMSU campus, the center’s first batch of trainees comprise representatives from...read more

Published on : October 10, 2016

Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud opened Science and Technology Week 2016

His Highness the President of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology Prince Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammad Al Saud today opened the activities of Science and Technology Week 2016, which is held at the KACST in Riyadh, in the presence of a number of KACST officials.

His Highness stated that KACST annually organizes the Science and Technology Week in Riyadh, and a number of r...read more

Published on : October 10, 2016

Finnish minister meets TVTC officials, stresses importance of training

 JEDDAH — Sanni Grahn-Laasonen, Finnish minister of education and culture, has said that her country is keen to enhance cooperation with Saudi Arabia in the field of education and training by collaborating with the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) to exchange experience.
During a visit to the TVTC, Grahn-Laasonen lauded the Saudi Vision 2030 and c...read more

Published on : October 06, 2016

Saudi youth say they want to turn passion into career

Young people in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries desire early independence and the opportunity to turn their passion into a sustainable career, according to recently published study by YouGov.

They also want this career to be mutually beneficial for them and for their wider communities.

Expo 2020 Dubai has worked with market research firm, YouGov, to gather the opinions ...read more

Published on : October 05, 2016

FAAIF Launches One Day Certified Islamic Finance for Lawyers or Bankers Program

 DUBAI, UAE, FAAIF CEO, Camille Paldi, is offering the FAAIF Certified Islamic Finance Lawyer and Banker programs to be conducted onsite at office locations anywhere in the world. After completing the one ei...read more

Published on : October 03, 2016

New labor strategies to go in line with National Transformation Plan

 THE Ministry of Labor and Social Development has started this year the implementation of its plan to Saudize the telecommunication sector. The plan became effective earlier this year and the businesses were given a six-month period to fully implement the decision.

 
The Saudization of this sector comes to fulfill four goals which include: Providing opportunit...read more

Published on : September 23, 2016

Demand for online professional training courses in MENA outstrips supply: GulfTalent

Professional training courses delivered online are rapidly increasing in popularity across the Middle East, but the supply of suitable courses is failing to keep up with rising demand, according to the latest research by online recruitment firm GulfTalent.

The findings are based on a comprehensive survey of 1,600 professionals based in nine countries across the Middle East, as well a...read more

Published on : July 20, 2016

فتح باب الالتحاق ببرامج التدريب في مجالات بيع وصيانة الجوال وملحقاتها

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https://ctc.tvtc.gov.sa/

Published on : July 19, 2016

MCIT signs King Salman HRD Program Executive Plan with MOCS

The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Ministry of Civil Service (MOCS) have signed the executive plan for the activities of the Human Resources Department at MCIT. This executive plan signed on Monday 13/06/2016 is under King Salman Human Resources Development Program, and aims to qualify cadres from MCIT staff to occupy middle and senior management positio...read more

Published on : June 14, 2016

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Civil Service agree on a Service Level Cooperation for King Salman Program for Human Resources Development

Foreign Minister, His Excellency Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir and Minister of Civil Service, Mr. Khalid bin Abdullah Al-Araj signed a service level cooperation agreement for  King Salman Program for Human Resources Deve...read more

Published on : December 17, 2015

Ministry of CIT, Ministry of Civil Service sign service level agreement for ‘King Salman HRD Program’

His Excellency the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Dr. Mohammed Bin Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel and th...read more

Published on : December 14, 2015