Under honor and sponsorship of the Deputy Minister of Labor Dr. Mefrej Saad Al Hakbani, the Private Education National Committee at the Council of Saudi Chambers is organizing today Sunday its annual meeting of the Private School Owners "males and females" at Prince Salman Social center in Riyadh.
The meeting will convene in presence of great number of private school owners who shall discuss the sector's issues and interests with the competent government authorities within the hectic efforts being exerted by the Private Education National Committee to improve the private education sector performance and reinforce their roles in providing high quality educational services.
The meeting will be attended by Mr. Ahmed Al Hemaidan Deputy Minster of Labor for labor affairs and Mr. Ibrahim Saad Al Meaikel Director General of Human Resources Development Fund.
Dr. Abdulrahman Saad Al Hakbani, Head of the Private Education National Committee highlighted importance of convening such meetings to explore the latest developments concerning the private education and its role in the Kingdom's general education.
Dr. Al Hakbani said the meeting will discuss evaluation of the National Committee's performance and presentation of a proposal for forming the liaison office, reviewing the status quo of similar committees and their formation mechanisms besides formation of the National Committee and proposals for the committee development and the National Committee's trends in the future. He indicated strength and depth of the relation built between the Ministry of Labor under directives of H.E. Adel Faqih, Minister of Labor, and the National Committee.
Dr. Al Hakbani extended heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the Ministry of Labor for its initiatives and consent to honoring the meeting, assuring that was the right way to build mutual confidence, strengthen partnership, improve work environment and increase the area of private education investment in the milieu of overall development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Yousef Al Bassam, an owner of a private school, explained the active role being played by the private education in the scientific boom of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under huge support of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to science and knowledge.
Al Bassam confirmed that convening such meetings constitutes a strong support for further communication between the various government and private sectors.
On other side, Eng. Yousef Al Shafi, member of the National Committee from Taif expected that the topics to be discussed include issues of common interests between the Ministry of Labor and the private education such as the domains and consolidated contract which is the subject matter of the decision No. 122, mechanism of the fund support as per the decision and the schools problems with visas and Saudization.
Mr. Abdullah Al Khalaf, member of the National Committee from Riyadh expected the meting would glean outstanding results for supporting the private education sector, in view that it is the most important sector as it invests on human beings.
Mr. Omer Al Amer, member of the National Committee from Hail valued the meeting and said the school owners are delighted to see the private education issues discussed with the Ministry of Labor, as an evidence of the good relations between the private education and the variable government sectors.
Noteworthy, the Private Education National Committee of the Council of Saudi Chambers is formed by the Council. Through its various activities, the committee aims at protecting the mutual interests of the private education sector and its affiliates, developing their professional activity and creating appropriate cooperation between them besides enriching the legislative and organizational environment of the sector by involving other relevant entities in discussing the sector's rules and regulations and exchange views about the obstacles facing the sector works and suggesting appropriate solutions and recommendations to serve its interest in conformity with the country's public interest.