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Title: New opportunities in Saudi Arabia


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New opportunities in Saudi Arabia
  • David Sherlock CBE
  • AoC Conference
  • November 2008

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Saudi Arabia
  • An absolute monarchy, rigorously Islamic and a
    force for moderation
  • Oil rich but working to build a diversified
    economy
  • An exploding young population with no tradition
    of factory work
  • A weak education system with ambitions to build
    world-class VET

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Saudi Arabia
  • Existing VET colleges open to PMI 2 relationships
  • TVTC intending to build over 100 new colleges and
    technical training centres
  • A variety of national systems
  • Specialist academies
  • An absolute focus on jobs, not learning for
    learnings sake employer-led consortia?

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Saudi Arabia
  • Intergovernmental Memorandum of Understanding,
    2007
  • Priority to launch new colleges, 2009-2010
  • AoC/ALP/SQA agreement that the UK should be a
    one-stop shop using TVET UK
  • TVET UK will represent British providers with the
    British Council as the link to the KSA government
    and local support

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Saudi Arabia
  • An opportunity to give help where it could
    contribute to peace and security
  • It carries risk..
  • It is challenging..
  • It will need creative solutions..
  • Decision time is coming up

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