First Quarter Report 2019
Channels to support the recruitment and upskilling of the national workforce in the private sector
HRDF engages with all its stakeholders through multiple channels to provide a consistent, personalised, and seamless experience in its vision to create a sustainable national workforce in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Taqat National Labour Gateway
Taqat or the National Labour Gateway is an integrated platform that amalgamates HRDF’s mandate and national policies to facilitate and bring into effect programmes and services to develop the national labour market. It is a fully-fledged platform for the private and public sectors that brings together job seekers, employers, and other key stakeholders that are involved in upskilling the Saudi workforce. The number of registered in the portal reached 42,479, where 388 beneficiaries were successfully employed. The main functions of the Taqat are:
Provide a unified and integrated platform for all parties in the labour market
Enhance labour market transparency and provide data to support decision-making
Provide tools to manage the labour market and activate its programmes and policies
Reduce dependency on expatriates
Enhance Saudi workforce competitiveness
Support human resource development according to actual labour market needs
Providing employment services
Providing training services
HRDF touchpoints
Branches
HRDF’s employee centres are the primary touchpoints of the Fund. They are responsible for providing HRDF’s services and creating job opportunities in coordination with the private sector. They implement HRDF’s strategies and the support programmes under the three main axes, align job seekers with appropriate job opportunities, and provide professional guidance where necessary. The number of recruitments done through branches is 10,573 in 2019 Q1.
10,573 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
Job placement centres
These centres aim at promoting productive and continued employment by developing inclusive training and employment strategies for male, female, and people with disabilities. They enable employers to respond to labour market changes and implement policies which leave a positive impact on economic growth and investment. The total number of Taqat employment centres has reached 39. 18 centres for males and 21 centres for females, and the total number of beneficiaries are:
11,364 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
Tele-job placement centres
These are training and employment centres aimed at job seekers in remote parts of KSA and those who are unable to access HRDF physical touch points. The centre provides training, career counselling, personal coaching and mentoring, training related to soft skills, and range of other services. There are seven tele-job placement centres and the total number of beneficiaries are:
215 beneficiaries in 2019 Q1
