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Pearson signs MOU with Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development

Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and Pearson sign MOU to co-operate on skills development as part of Saudi Vision 2030

11 September 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development in Saudi Arabia and Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). As part of Saudi Vision 2030, the two organisations will co-operate on a number of areas that contribute to the Ministry’s focus on empowering individuals, society and institutions and advancing the Kingdom’s labour market through policy and legislative development. Areas under consideration include examining the current skills landscape in the Kingdom and recommending an approach for the development of a national skills recognition and credentialing framework.

His Excellency Deputy Minister Dr. Ahmad Al Zahrani and Mike Howells, President Workforce Skills at Pearson, signed the MOU today in a ceremony in Riyadh.

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