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Expanding and Improving Technical and Vocational Education and Training in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – An Approach to PPP in TVET Sector Saleh Alamr, CEO, Colleges of Excellence A Presentation for: The 5th Arab-German Education and Vocational Training Forum, 2013
Contents
Education in Saudi Arabia
Wave 1 colleges tenders
Wave 2 tender – Update and next steps
Summary
TVTC | 1
Saudi Arabia
• Land Area: 2,000,000 sq km
• Total Population: 28 Million
More than 8 Million foreign workers
• Population Growth: 2.21%
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GOVERNMENT SPENDING ON HRD TVTC | 2
The TVTC PPP project aims at improving capacity, quality,
and perception on TVET in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia
From… To
▪ 110,000 students enrolled ▪ 300,000 students by 2020
Capacity in TVET today
▪ No clear link to ▪ Highest international
Quality international quality quality standards delivered
standards by international providers
▪ Lack of third party quality ▪ Newly set up independent
assurance regulator to conduct quality
assurance across colleges
Perception
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The organizational elements crucial to the success Covered in depth
of these new PPP colleges have been launched
Saudi Skills Standards: a best-in- A “PPP unit” (COE) to manage
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class regulator international providers
▪ Tests students ▪ Manages tenders and
contracts
▪ Inspects colleges
▪ Defines new national
▪ Provides operational and
educational support
skills standards for
technical training ▪ Managing assets
Improved labour market Branding and marketing, to
3 4
intelligence to inform strategy distinguish the new system
▪ Student capacity model ▪ Clearly differentiate the
to predict the need for new colleges
future programmes
▪ Explain the role of the
▪ Cost-benefit model to new regulator
determine the value of
programs
▪ Inform decisions about
training and careers
TVTC | 4
1 Saudi Skills Standards has been established, first staff is onboard
and first priority NOSS are online
Role of Saudi Skills Standards
Define and main- Assess and
tain National accredit students Review and
Occupational to ensure they accredit
Skills Standards have the institutions
(NOSS) right skills
▪ Analyze labour market needs and ▪ Develop and administer tests for ▪ Conduct reviews to measure
identify priority occupations all TVET occupations, both performance
▪ Collaborate with private sector to knowledge based (in dedicated ▪ Enforce change and drive
develop standards for key computer centers) and practical improvements where necessary
occupations (with the involvement of employers) ▪ Collect and provide evidence to
▪ Maintain and update standards ▪ Award stamp of approval relevant parties to inform
(accreditation) that is respected by accreditation and licensing
employers locally and within the decisions
region
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2 Colleges of Excellence started operation and key Outsourced
processes are being developed
Rationale for setting up COE PPP strategy, ▪ Determining the need for PPP colleges
(PPP unit) marketing ▪ Further refinement of the PPP model
and branding ▪ Communicating PPP to students, parents employers,
▪ Managing relationship to parents and others
PPP providers requires
different skills than Tendering and
▪ Attracting providers, running the tender process and
managing provider performance against KPIs
currently existing in TVTC (e.g., contracting
managing contracts and with providers
payments based on
KPIs versus developing ▪ Ensuring existing colleges assets are well allocated
curriculum) and utilised
Managing assets
▪ Payment of providers based ▪ Coordinating housing supply for staff
on detailed tracking of
performance outcomes can ▪ Helping PPP colleges forge relations with employers
circumvent bureaucratic Coordinating ▪ Encouraging the creation of new SPs
processes with employers
▪ Procurement processes to
tender colleges can be
Providing admini-
▪ Managing payment, supporting with visas and
accelerated
interaction with other government agencies
▪ Performance management of
strative support
▪ Coordinating student applications and trainer
to PPP colleges
talent will be more effective in recruitment
an LLC, with a “customer
service” mindset towards Providing educa-
▪ Fostering linkages between colleges and offering
providers educational advice based on NCEPA
tional support to
inspection results
PPP colleges
TVTC | 64 A major marketing and branding campaign has
been launched
TVTC | 7Contents
Education in Saudi Arabia
Wave 1 colleges tenders
Wave 2 tender – Update and next steps
Summary
TVTC | 8The selection of training providers was conducted through a best practice
tender process in a record timeline by all international standards
Timeline September 12 October 12 December 12 May 13
Provider Signed up
list providers
Providers ~350 23 14 5
Short list based RfI qualification RfP qualification Negotiation
on simple criteria: ▪ Expression of ▪ Bidders can bid for ▪ Further
▪ Scale of Interest multiple colleges with revision of
Process
provider ▪ Evidence of best bidder selected prices prior
▪ Sectoral fit quality of for each college contract
▪ International programs and signature
experience outcomes
▪ Quality input
Colleges opened on September 8th, 2013!
TVTC | 9Executing the “PPP approach” – success at Colleges of Excellence as
best practice
5 top international training providers are currently operating Capacity will be ramped-up very
10 Colleges of Excellence (CoE) in the Kingdom quickly
In seats
~300,000
capacity
Madinah Burydah
Al Kharj
Jeddah Riyadh
Mecca
~20,000
capacity
Asir
Muhayil
Jazan
2013 2020 Target
Source: CoE TVTC | 10All colleges are highly over-subscribed
TVTC |Contents
Education in Saudi Arabia
Wave 1 colleges tenders
Wave 2 tender – Update and next steps
Summary
TVTC | 124 decisions have been taken to develop the clusters which will be tendered
in Wave 2
Assess Define objectives on
Identify available
1 2 attractiveness of 3 how to cluster 4 Bundle colleges
colleges
colleges colleges
Available colleges Expected enrolment 3 possible objectives Less attractive
identified, earmarked rate as criteria: defined: colleges with more
ones for TVTC attractive colleges
deselected: bundled
Highly attractive
Maximize return on
(Expected enrollment
investment
> 1000 p.a.)
Attractive
(Expected enrollment Maximize quality
500-1000)
Less attractive
Maximize coverage at
(Expected enrollment
reasonable costs
< 500 p.a.)
26 available colleges 26 colleges prioritized in 3 Maximize coverage at
11 clusters defined
identified categories reasonable cost selected
TVTC | 13To maximize coverage at a reasonable cost 11 geographical
college clusters have been identified for Wave 2
College College clusters
Al Qurayyat Blue = Boys
1 Al Qurayyat Technical College for Girls
1 Ara Pink = Girls
r Arar Technical College for Girls
Bold = Highly attractive
Al Jouf Technical College for Girls
Regular font = attractive
Italics = Less attractive
2 Al Wajh Technical College
Al Jouf Al Wajh Technical College for Girls
* = Earmarked but maybe available
Umluj Technical College
3 Unaizah Technical College
Unaizah Qatif* Unaizah Technical College for Girls
Unaizah*
Qatif Al Zilfi Technical College
Al
53 Zifli* 4
Al Wajh 4 Qatif Technical College
2 Al Majma’ah
Qatif Technical College for Girls
Al Wajh
5
Shagra Saudi Dammam 5 Dammam Technical College for Girls
Umluj 5 Aircraft Al Ahsa* Al Quwaiiyah Technical College
6 7 6
Al Quwaiiyah Al Quwaiiyah Technical College for Girls
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Al Quwaiiyah 6 Al Ahsa Technical College for Girls
Madinah Al Muzahmiyah
Tourism 10 Shaqra Technical College
9 Al Aflaj Al Majma’ah Technical College for Girls
Taif Tourism
11 Al Aflaj 7 Saudi Institute for Aircraft Maintenance (Riyadh)
8 Madinah College of Tourism and Hospitality
9 Taif College of Tourism and Hospitality
Wadi al 10 Al Muzahmiyah Technical College
An Namas Dawaser
Al Aflaj Technical College
Najran* Al Aflaj Technical College for Girls
11 Wadi Al Dawaser Technical College for Girls
An Namas Technical College for Girls
Najran Technical College for Girls
▪ Less attractive colleges were bundled with more attractive ones
▪ Clusters by geography were created to allow for cost synergies
TVTC | 1459 providers from 124 colleges have already expressed interest in
Wave 2
Returning
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New
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2 3 5
1 4 5
3 1 4
2 1 3
1 1 2
1 1 2
1
1
1
1
1 Interested bidders increased by 60% from 36 in Wave 1 to 58 in
1 Wave 2
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1
TVTC |Providers will be paid using a base component and a performance
component
TVTC | 16Contents
Education in Saudi Arabia
Wave 1 colleges tenders
Wave 2 tender – Update and next steps
Summary
TVTC | 17How Flexible is the System..
Defining NOSS and
6 months Qualification Tender Program
Accredit College
(QA)
Build the Conduct Training
1-3 Years Assessment s at CoE
Assess and Award
Qualifications
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