SIDF Celebrates Graduation of Nokhab Training Program Second Batch

The Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF) celebrated the graduation of the second batch of Nokhab training program that is scheduled to end in employment. The celebration was held today at SIDF premises, under the auspices of H.E. the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Chairman of SIDF Board, Mr. Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef, and in the presence of H.E. Eng. Saad bin Abdulaziz Alkhalb, the CEO of Saudi EXIM and SIDF’s CEO, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saad Almojel.

As part of his speech at the ceremony, His Excellency the Minister warmly congratulated the 45 graduates for having successfully concluded the two-year program and expressed his happiness and pride in the success they achieved during the training period, stressing the significant role expected to be played by the graduates, in their efforts to competently contribute to the achievement of the goals of Vision 2030.

H.E. Alkhorayef also expressed his appreciation of the role played by SIDF’s leaders and organizers of Nokhab program and praised the valuable support and enablement they give to Saudi youth, such as harnessing the basic potential of delivering training content of high-scientific value, within an encouraging environment that helps offer the trainees a high qualification and experience during the training programs.

CEO of SIDF, Dr. Ibrahim bin Saad Almojel, delivered a speech in which he affirmed SIDF’s passion to provide the most innovative training programs, adding that: “Our employees are our utmost valuable assets, and our most important pillars in developing and maintaining production. Hence, our carefully designed training programs represent a strategic objective concerned with developing and qualifying our employees to help realize a promising future. We look forward to the achievement of a broader professional fields of knowledge and knowhow.“

It is worth noting that Nokhab Training Program from SIDF was launched in 2019 with the view of targeting the high performing male and female graduates, by providing them an intensive training programs in collaboration with the most prestigious universities and educational institutions in and outside the Kingdom. At the end of the program, graduates will be offered career opportunities in leading international institutes, offering them a good opportunity to acquire the essential practical experiences. From the time it was launched and up to now, the number of applicants who applied to the program has reached a total of 60,000, of whom 161 trainees have been accepted in the program’s three specialized areas,: Nokhab Credit Program, Nokhab Engineering Program, and Nokhab Market Studies Program.