- Foreword
An introduction to the Industrial Clusters program from president, Azzam Shalabi.
ObjectivesSpecific goals of the Industrial Clusters program.
OrganisationHow the program and individual clusters are structured.
ExpertiseSpecific areas of expertise and key people within the program.
PartnersOrganisations that work closely with and support Industrial Clusters.
- Strategic advantages
More about the many advantages KSA offers industrial investors.
InfrastructureAn overview of KSA’s modern and expanding industrial and business infrastructure.
Human capitalEducation, training and demographics of KSA’s world-class labour pool.
Investment incentives and supportA guide to the incentives and support available to industrial investors.
- Labour regulations
More about working practices and regulations in Saudi Arabia.
Trade agreementsSaudi Arabia is an active member in many trade organisations worldwide.
TaxationLearn about Saudi Arabia's highly favourable taxation and duty levies.
Setting up a businessHow Industrial Clusters can advise on establishing a business in KSA.
SAGIAThe Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority can facilitate investment and support.
- Minerals and Metal Processing cluster
The opportunities for metals and minerals industries and downstream applications.
Automotive clusterWhy KSA is well-placed to meet growing demand for vehicles and vehicle components.
Plastics and Packaging clusterHow plastics conversion builds upon the success of KSA’s petrochemicals industry.
Home Appliances clusterKSA’s resources can meet soaring demand for home appliances in the Middle East.
Solar Energy clusterMore about the potential for creating the components for and generating solar energy.
Other industriesBeyond the Industrial Clusters, KSA has a raft of long-established and successful industries.
Industrial Clusters program supportMore about the support Industrial Clusters can offer to industrial investors.
Human capital
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has a population of 27.3 million, a labour force of over 8.5 million and both are expanding rapidly. KSA's population is growing by 2.3%-2.4% a year, fuelled mainly by a high birth rate and immigration; and its labour force is growing due to immigration and higher rates of Saudi participation, male and female.
Human capital in Saudi Arabia is built on
firm foundations: a strong schools system, based on small class
sizes averaging 11 students, and the world's seventh-highest
spending on education.
Saudi Arabia has an extensive network of further education and higher education institutions, including 80 vocational colleges, 24 public universities, eight private universities and 20 private colleges.
Vocational training is being greatly expanded: in 2009, some 94,000 students graduated from 80 vocational and technical colleges; by 2015 the annual number of vocational-course diploma graduates is expected to reach 450,000.
Over half of KSA's 8.5 million-plus employees are expatriates, including highly skilled professionals and low-cost workers. For decades non-nationals have been welcome in KSA's open, dynamic economy and now make up 21%-25% of KSA's population.
See chapters 2 (population), 3 (education and training) and 9
(labour statistics) of the Statistical Yearbook 2009, produced by
KSA's Central Department of Statistics & Information and
Ministry of Economy and Planning:
http://www.cdsi.gov.sa/yb45/Pages/English_Main_Page.htm
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