KAB at National Entrepreneurship Institute 'RIYADAH' Saudi Arabia

The project will contribute towards the creation of employment opportunities by fostering an enterprise culture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and promoting entrepreneurship and self-employment among youth. It will be implemented under the umbrella of the National Entrepreneurship Institute “Riyadah” in Riyadh. Based on the request of the CEO of Riyadah, the ILO KAB Programme will be pilot tested in the Kingdom targeting teachers from a number of technical and vocational colleges/institutes to be selected by Riyadah (approximately 15 colleges/institutes will be targeted with 2 teachers/Institution). The Programme be taught in the second year curriculum of the technical colleges/institutes (Diploma level), over 3 semesters (12 weeks each) starting January 2011 at 4hours/week for a total of approximately 144 hours. During the pilot stage and at the request of the donor, the project will only tackle young male students in the vocational and technical colleges/institutes subject to a possible replication targeting young women.

Project symbol

SAU/10/01/SAU

Admin unit

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

Start date

01/01/2011

End date

31/12/2019

Total allocation

440932

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

236569

Development Partners

National Entrepreneurship Institute, Saudi Arabia

Country/Countries

Saudi Arabia

Outcomes

Promoting sustainable enterprises