NITI, TÜV Rheinland Arabia renew partnership to meet Saudi training needs

The National Industrial Institute (NITI) and TÜV Rheinland Arabia LLC recently signed an extension to their agreement.

The National Industrial Institute (NITI) and TÜV Rheinland Arabia LLC, have renewed their commitment for the development of local workforce, by signing an extension to their agreement, to have TÜV Rheinland as an international training provider to NITI.
NITI and TÜV Rheinland Arabia LLC have worked together to graduate more than 1,000 trainees, in different technical disciplines, which are currently working in the oil and gas and energy sectors and related fields in Saudi Arabia. The goal of the two parties is to work together in addressing the requirements for the skills development of the Saudi workforce by training and certifying national talents.
Michael Fübi, chairman of the executive board of management of TÜV Rheinland Group, said: “We are fully committed to make our strategic partnership flourish to a level where TÜV Rheinland will add value to make NITI a center of excellence in Saudi Arabia by offering distinguished training and certification services, that will help to achieve objectives of the National Transformation Program 2020 and Vision 2030 of Saudi Arabia.”
NITI is an independent, non-profit training institute. It is the result of a strategic partnership between Saudi Aramco and the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC). It intends to train and qualify national talents in order to meet the labor market needs, contribute to community growth, help reduce unemployment and support the Kingdom’s Saudization efforts.
NITI offers industrial training mainly to high school graduates to qualify them to work in the oil/gas, petrochemical, energy and construction industries, in addition to their various related services companies.
TÜV Rheinland is a global leader in independent testing, inspection, certification, training and consultancy services, founded more than 140 years ago.
TÜV Rheinland Arabia LLC — a subsidiary of TÜV Rheinland Group was established in Jeddah in 2005.