Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, Engineer Ahmed Al Rajhi, revealed the launch of the National Skills Platform, which represents a qualitative leap in the development of the Saudi labor market by empowering national cadres with the basic skills needed to keep pace with future requirements.
Minister Al Rajhi explained during his speech at the Human Capability Initiative Conference that the new platform represents a pivotal stage in enhancing the resilience and sustainability of the labor market. During his speech at the Human Capability Initiative Conference, the Minister explained that the new platform represents a pivotal stage in enhancing the resilience and sustainability of the labor market, noting that it offers a flexible and personalized professional development journey that allows each employee to adapt to the rapid shifts in the business environment.
Al-Rajhi stressed that the new platform represents a milestone in enhancing the flexibility and sustainability of the labor market. Al Rajhi stressed that Artificial Intelligence will be the main driver in designing training and learning pathways within the platform, as it contributes to identifying the required skills and linking them to the global labor market trends, to ensure that education and training outputs are aligned with the actual needs of future jobs.
Al Rajhi stressed that Artificial Intelligence . He stressed that refining skills and rehabilitating the workforce has become a national necessity, requiring the active participation of all concerned parties, whether from the government or private sector, in order to enhance readiness for the changes in the labor market.
He pointed out the importance of improving the training and learning paths within the platform. He pointed out the importance of improving labor mobility and expanding the talent base by adopting innovative policies that are proactively built to face the shifts, rather than just reacting, calling for spreading the culture of innovation in operational policies.
He emphasized that refining skills and rehabilitating the workforce has become a national necessity, requiring the active participation of stakeholders, whether governmental or private, to enhance readiness for labor market changes.
Providing training, education and employment for all segments of society
.The minister also stressed the need to achieve inclusiveness in employment opportunities by providing training, education and employment for all segments of society, without discrimination based on geographical location, gender or social background, while strengthening cooperation between government agencies, companies and educational institutions to qualify a resilient and competitive generation.
Al-Rajhi revealed that the UAE is committed to providing training, education and employment for all segments of society. Al-Rajhi revealed that the acceleration of changes in different sectors requires early preparation, pointing out that about 92 million current jobs may disappear by 2030, due to major technological transformations, such as automation and artificial intelligence, which will be at the center of operation in most economic sectors.
Rajhi concluded. The Minister concluded by noting that the new platform will bring about a fundamental shift in national talent management, and represents a strategic tool to achieve the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030, in terms of building a knowledge-based economy, developing human capital, and increasing the contribution of national competencies to the economy.
The Minister concluded by noting that the new platform will bring about a fundamental shift in national talent management.
