‘Your Future is in Tourism’ Campaign Meant to Help Create 1 Million Jobs for Saudis

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HIGHLIGHTS

• Anyone interested in working in the sector can visit the website hcdp.mt.gov.sa to find out more about, and apply for, the Tourism Human Capital Development Program.

• The new campaign includes a number of incentives, including enhanced wages for a period of two years, to stimulate the creation of private sector jobs for Saudis.

RIYADH: Saudi authorities have launched Your Future is in Tourism, a campaign designed to help achieve the goals of creating 100,000 jobs for citizens in the tourism sector this year, and 1 million jobs by the end of 2030.

The Ministry of Tourism is working with government and private organizations to provide a variety of training programs, and to support efforts to help Saudis find appropriate jobs in the Kingdom’s developing tourism industry.

Anyone interested in working in the sector can visit the website hcdp.mt.gov.sa to find out more about, and apply for, the Tourism Human Capital Development Program.

The new campaign includes a number of incentives, including enhanced wages for a period of two years, to stimulate the creation of private-sector jobs for Saudis.

Last October, the ministry launched a strategy for localizing jobs and creating more opportunities for Saudis in the sector.