Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NTP 2020 and 2030 Vision SBJBC - May 11, 2017
Global Youth Unemployment 1995-2015 73.4 million young people (13.1%) globally are unemployed Young people globally are 3x more likely to be unemployed than their parents
Predicted Global Economic order in 2050 Projected GDP Rankings Sources: IMF for 2016 estimates (updated for Turkey due to recent major statistical revisions), PwC projections for 2030 and 2050
Global Competitiveness Reports 2014 to 2017 Country 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017 UAE 12 17 16 Kuwait 40 34 38 Oman 46 62 66 Saudi Arabia 24 25 29 Qatar 14 18 Bahrain 44 39 48 Source: World Economic Forum, 2014-2017
NTP 2020 initiatives NTP Initiatives Interventions/Reform (1) The comprehensive framework for continuing professional development for teachers and educational leaders (9) Develop a national strategy to upgrade the teaching profession by raising the professional level of teachers, improving the profession’s ecosystem and raising the quality of services provided to teachers Teacher Improvement (28) Develop and deploy the Independent Schools Model to reach 2000 public schools run by small establishments (6) Encourage private sector to invest in public education in KSA (including KG) School Models (15) Develop student-centric education model (2) Shifting to digital education to support student and teacher progress (27) Develop curriculum assessment system (23) Center for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education Development (20) Center for English Language Education Development (10) Improve the quality of primary education Student Centric Education Curriculum Digitisation (13) Develop core life and employability skills and integrate it with curricula and extra-curricular activities (29) Life Long Learning – Sustainability Career and College Readiness and Success