Over 38,000 Tamkeen beneficiaries find jobs this year in Saudi Arabia

The Tamkeen initiative offers services such as job and training opportunities and support for entrepreneurial projects, aiming to improve living conditions and foster financial independence. (SPA/File)
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RIYADH: More than 45,000 Tamkeen beneficiaries were helped by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in the first half of 2024, with some 38,000 of those finding employment, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

The Tamkeen initiative offers services such as job and training opportunities and support for entrepreneurial projects, aiming to improve living conditions and foster financial independence.

The program operates on three main platforms — employment, to provide work and training through the Taqat portal, job fairs and other approved routes; economic, to offer both financial and non-financial support, training and entrepreneurial feasibility studies; qualification and training, to equip people with necessary skills for the labor market.

By mid-2024, over 10,813 beneficiaries had completed 423 training courses and workshops at social security offices nationwide, according to ministry statistics.