The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) is working on implementing of a strategy to increase employment opportunities for Saudis in the field of electrical energy in the Kingdom.
The plan comprises training thousands of young Saudis at SEC’s various institutes to work for the company or other employers, and transforming the Kingdom into a promising regional market in the field as well as attracting international companies in order to provide jobs for qualified youth.
The company said it made several achievements at both local and international levels due to qualified Saudis, and that its vision for the localization of jobs in this vital sector is pioneering.
SEC is considered one of the best five companies in attracting Saudi talents in the Kingdom, it said.
Saudi engineers and technicians who are heading various electrical operations such as the implementation of projects and management of facilities and power plants have proved that Saudis are capable of competing at international level.
SEC highlighted the role played by its many training institutes for nearly 30 years and its efforts in developing the skills of thousands of young Saudis to work for the company and other employers.
It said the process of evaluating employees and trainees is in accordance with the latest, specialized programs that aim at work quality and job stability.
“The company’s plans and programs, whether at the level of developing the employees and their capabilities and supporting job stability, or at the level of current and future plans and expansion of electrical projects in the Kingdom, have placed the SEC at the top of electric energy companies in the Middle East and North Africa region.
This enabled us to implement a strategic plan to convert the Kingdom into a promising regional market in the field of electrical industries, the plan which is at the heart of the Saudi Vision 2030 for restructuring the national economy, diversifying its outputs and reducing dependence on oil,” a statement from SEC said.

Source: Arab News