Saudi Arabia has launched Skill Verification Program (SVP) in Sri Lanka.
The country’s media reports that it is part of a scheme to attract more skilled workers from Sri Lanka.
This program has been initiated by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) of Saudi Arabia under its Professional Accreditation Program.
The Saudi Gazette News Service reports that in the first phase of the program, workers belonging to five professions – plumbers, electricians, refrigeration/air conditioning technicians, automotive mechanics and automotive electricians – have been selected for skill testing.
The program has also been launched in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
They have introduced this in July 2021 as part of the maximum possible regulation of the labour market in Saudi Arabia.
The first phase of this aims to improve the quality of the professional workforce in the Saudi labour market and to identify the skills of employees in five sectors in 23 specializations targeted by the Ministry in order to raise the level of professionalism.
The aim is also to increase productivity and stop the flow of unqualified professional workers into the kingdom’s labour market, Saudi Gazette News reported.
