TVTC and New Zealand's Firm sign Education Training Accord

RIYADH, April 19, SPA -- Saudi women will soon benefit from New
Zealand’s technical educational expertise as a result of an agreement
signed by New Zealand education consulting company PINZ (Polytechnics
International New Zealand) and Saudi Arabia’s Technical and
Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), the New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise (NZTE) said in a statement issued on Saturday and
published today by Saudi Gazette.


Under the agreement, PINZ will establish and operate a technical
training institution in Saudi Arabia dedicated to training women.


The agreement was signed recently by PINZ Chief Executive Hone
McGregor and TVTC Governor Dr Ali Al-Ghafiz in Wellington in the
presence of New Zealand Minister of Trade Tim Groser.


“The agreement recognizes that New Zealand’s technical education
system is applicable to Saudi Arabia. As well as developing the
technical training institute in Saudi Arabia, it also allows PINZ to
roll out a range of other activities for TVTC. These include an
English language and degree scholarship program for TVTC staff to
pursue applied degrees with polytechnic providers in New Zealand,”
McGregor said.


Saudi Arabia is expected to increase the number of technical
training institutes by more than 230 during the next decade to ensure
its young people have the necessary skills to contribute to a modern
economy.

--SPA