110357 Saudi women apply at TVTC colleges

(MENAFN- Arab News) 'The role of Saudi women in the labor market has been rapidly increasing. This requires the opening of 17 technical women's colleges in two years in addition to 18 colleges of excellence (CoE)' said Fahd Al-Otaibi TVTC spokesman.
A total of 110357 Saudi women applied for admission at 35 TVTC women's colleges.
The TVTC according to him seeks to strengthen the role of Saudi women in the labor market by enabling them to participate in development projects through training programs.
'It is an effective way to rehabilitate them in technical and professional fields based on market needs' he said.
This is apparent from the rise in applicants over last year when 4211 applicants out of 28357 were admitted to 18 technical colleges while 8185 out of 82000 candidates were admitted at CoE during the past year.
Realizing the need to empower women with technical skills Al-Otaibi said TVTC will expand training facilities for women and run more colleges in the interest of socio-economic development through a healthy environment at the workplace.
The training program will also pay attention to the need for the quality and efficiency required by the domestic market.
It also works to achieve leadership in this regard to ensure independence and self-sufficiency where women's colleges combine technical and professional excellence in their training programs.
According to him these colleges have gained popularity throughout the Kingdom to accommodate high school graduates in all its branches offering a number of professional and technical disciplines.
Al-Otaibi explained that TVTC upgrades its program to meet women's needs and are designed to meet the needs of the labor market in coordination with the private sector.