Education UK Unit - Introduction

The Education UK Unit exists to promote UK education and training sector excellence to international markets for the benefit of the UK, by:
Providing a single gateway for international customers to access the UK's education capabilities Identifying the largest international education and training sector opportunities, assisting UK providers to bid and win Building bid capacity and capability with the UK education sector Initiating the formation of UK consortia to provide complete solutions to international customers Responding to government-to-government initiatives Running campaigns to raise the profile of the UK's education sector in target markets

Education UK Unit - Propositions

Propositions Education System Development Infrastructure and Equipment Teaching, Learning and Assessment Quality assurance and improvement Digital education
Themes K-12 Vocational and CPD Higher Education English Language Leadership Women's training

Industry sectors Energy, Oil and Gas Defence and Security Healthcare Engineering and Construction Transport and infrastructure Target markets Kazakhstan Mexico Colombia Saudi Arabia

Saudi Vocational Education and Training (VET) Market Opportunities

Cambridge 14 May 2013

Paul Lewis
paul.lewis@uktispecialist.com

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - setting the scene

Key facts:
Geography: Saudi Arabia occupies c. 80% of the Arabian Peninsular covering an area of c. 2.2 million km Population: Saudi Arabia's 28.7 million population is concentrated in 5 key cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Medinah and Dammam. 55% are aged under 24 Economy: 23rd largest, GDP $580bn with 3% annual growth rate. 40% of 2024 year olds are unemployed. 60% of Saudis are women yet only represent 16% of workforce Human Capital Development: 51% (245bn) of 9th national plan (to 2013) devoted to HRD initiatives

Saudi Arabian VET - overview

Saudi TVET is overseen by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) with a 2.2bn annual budget. There are currently around 110,000 students and 10,000 teachers in TVTC sponsored training institutions. By 2020 TVTC wants to train 250,000 students, requiring significant infrastructure and delivery development. Existing International partnerships e.g. Technical Trainers College GIZ, Germany; Electricity Industry Training College Polytechnics International, New Zealand and; Plastic Fabrication Institute SPCD, Japan Establishing new colleges in partnership with private sector partners (PPP models)
Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) encourages employment of Saudi nationals via training and employer incentive schemes e.g. Hafiz programme pays private firms c. 500 to hire a registered unemployed Saudi. HRDF has engaged a number of UK Welfare to Work providers to develop and deliver these initiatives. Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) acts as a gateway to investment in Saudi Arabia by for example, establishing Economic Cities and, networks of business centres to encourage FDI.

Saudi based training providers

There are around 650 Saudi registered training companies with 227 in Riyadh alone 75% are sole traders, average capital is c. 30k Offer 5 courses per month, priced from 200-800

Larger Saudi based training providers with potential for partnership include:

Integrated Training Company (ITC): City & Guilds accredited courses

Al Khaleej Training and Education: 82 locations, 11 franchises, Pearson/Edexcel partner

Saudi Arabian VET market - Stakeholder map

Funder/Regulator e.g. TVTC, HRDF, SAGIA, Ministries of Labour/ Education, Chambers of Commerce

Saudi Government Employers

e.g. Ministries of Interior, Defence, Petroleum, GACA, SAR, SCTA

International Competitors e.g. GIZ of Germany, JICA of Japan, PINZ of New Zealand Saudi Training Providers e.g. Al Khaleej ITC, Al Ilm, Al Hussan, KNZ, Rafa'ah, Zamil

Saudi Private Sector Employers

Saudi VET market

e.g. Aramco, Sabic, SEC, Ma'aden, Zain, NWC, Saudia, Panda, SBL

UK VET Bodies

UK VET in KSA

Saudi Employees, Students and Parents

UK VET training providers e.g. FECs, Universities, PTPs, learndirect

e.g. TQ, Serco, Working Links, BAe, British Council , UKTI

e.g. AoC, AELP, BESA, SSCs, UKCES, TVET UK, English UK, BIS/UKTI/UK Education Services

Saudi VET market opportunities

Opportunities have been identified in the following industry sectors: Rail Airports Water and Waste Management Oil and Gas Hospitality and Tourism Defence and Security Retail Mining Financial Womens Training sector TVTC Opportunities include preparation for work training as well as CPD Face-2- Face delivery is assumed in KSA though distance/on-line/blended learning possible Underpinning English language and, management training is required cross-sector

Rail and airports

TVTC and Saudi Arabian Railways (SAR): Riyadh Rail Academy agreement to train 1000 rail engineers

Saudi Rail Authority (SRA): Tender due to train staff at 36 maintenance workshops
Saudi Rail Organisation (SRO): National Rail Academy proposal

Jeddah Metro: Rail safety training

General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and TVTC: proposal Civil Aviation Academy, Jeddah

Saudi Arabian Airlines college, Jeddah: Local delivery

Al Salam aircraft company: Leadership training

Water and Waste Management

National Water Company (NWC): National Water Academy tender due

Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu (RCJY): Environmental colleges requiring short course training needs analysis
Saudi Gulf Environmental Protection Company (SEPCO): Healthcare education scheme across 4900 sites

Other utilities: Saudi Electricity Company (SEC): establishing the Saudi Institute for Electricity Technology at Khamees Masheet.

Oil and Gas

Saudi Aramco: Saudi Petroleum Services Polytechnic (SPSP), Waed Entrepreneurship Mentoring programme, National Industrial Training Institute (NITI) to open in Sept 2014 with TVTC and, Saudi Electric Company (SEC) support to train 2,000 students. Larger Aramco network of training centres planned Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic): Sabic training academy, Riyadh; Sabic training in Teesside, UK Sadara: Longer-term opportunities at Jubail University/Jubail Training Centre for Oil and Gas

Mining

Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden):

Saudi Mining Polytechnic, Jubail opened in Sept 12 Maaden Academy at planning stage: Head of Training Programmes recently appointed, requirement for Leadership and, English language training

Defence and Security

Ministry of Interior / Al Ilm: Basic administrative skills for guard force Prince Naif Security Colleges: incl. Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, Riyadh BAE Systems: SDT Training Academies, the training arm of BAE require Health and Safety training across 6 facilities in the Kingdom. Also working with HRDF to offer the Al Mustakbal Management Development Programme to Saudi nationals

Hospitality and Tourism

Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities: 500,000 new joiners expected in next 10 years with 5,000 jobs currently gapped Proposal for Saudi Institute of Hostelry and Tourism at Jazan (in partnership with Al Hokair Group) In partnership with TVTC, establishing 4 Hospitality training colleges (Riyadh, Taif, Medina and, Hufuf) SCTA generic requirement for leadership and management training and, careers guidance

Retail and Womens Training

Retail Al Shaya Retail Academy: 8,000 students at 3 sites in Riyadh, Jeddah and, Dammam Panda Supermarkets: 13,000 employees needing a range of management and specialist skills e.g. Butchery

Womens Training Rafaah: National skills passport plan

Prince Sultan Foundation: Entrepreneurship training

Al Saif: Remote working, call centre training

Financial sector

King Abdullah Financial District: Under construction but will house Capital Markets Authority (CMA) and Stock Exchange
CMA plans to establish a Financial Training Academy to provide trained accountants, lawyers, analysts, IT workers Retail banking: Represents only 25% of the market, need to train counter staff

TVTC tendering opportunities

TVTC plans to build and operate 100+ technology colleges employing a range of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) models First RFI released in Oct 12 to operate 11 TVTC colleges (3 female) in 9 cities (Phase 1) College specialisms include: Admin and Business, Electrical and Mechanical Technology, Automotive, Construction, IT, Hospitality and Tourism, Fashion and Beauty, Food Technology Outcome of Phase 1 known UK successful

Next RFI is due in Sept 2013 to qualify for ITT to operate a further 35 colleges

Key UKTI contacts in Saudi Arabia

Mrs Mumtaz Abdulla Senior Trade and Investment Adviser Education and Training +966 506 462 016 Mumtaz.abdulla@fco.gov.uk

Based in Al Khobar

Mrs Abir Alami Trade and Investment Officer Education and Training +966 504 604 086 Abir.alami@fco.gov.uk

Based in Jeddah