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.
