Determination of Major Challenges confronted by the Engineer and the Engineering Sectors Presented in First Saudi Engineering Forum "Engineering Education in 2020 and Industry Requirements" Prepared by Engr. Saleh Bin Abdul Rahman Elamr Saudi Council of Engineers King Fahd University for Petroleum & Minerals Rabi II May 2006

2  preamble  Number of engineers and the international averages  No. of engineers in public sector and some major private firms  Engineers' specializations and nationalities  The size of demands  Dimensions of engineering qualifications and training  Qualification and training environment at local sectors  Levels of qualification  Recommendations Contents

Morocco BahrainKSAKuwaitJordanUAEEgyptGermany UK No. of engineers per 100,000 inhabitants

Public Private Total Saudi Non-Saudi Total Engineers in private and public sectors in KSA

Saudi Aramco Sabic Electricity Saudi Non-Saudi Total No. of engineers in some major firms (private sector )

TOTAL Increment in number of engineers in past five years in KSA

Indian Egyptian Philippine Saudi Pakistani Syrian Jordanian Sudanese Lebanese Bangladeshi Palestinian British American Others No. of engineers working in private sector, nationality wise (2004)

8 Distribution of engineers working in private sector, as per the specializations Civil Mechanical Electrical Electronics Computer Architectural Chemical Other

9 Engineers in the Kingdom: Demand Size  At present, 460 engineers per inhabitants, out of them are only 120 Saudis.  If Jordanian Average of 1000 per is considered, then KSA needs 220,000 based on last census.  The number of Saudi engineers at present is 26,000 thus 194,000 engineers are to be graduated to meet the current demand.  Average of new engineering graduates from Saudi Universities in is 1675 engineers.  If the recent annual population growth of 3% is taken into account, then the universities must produce 3300 engineers just to meet the annual population growth.

10 Perspectives of engineers on qualifications and training Qualification will help in developing engineer's professional skills Implementation of a national systematic method for professional qualification for engineers is must Professional qualification will intensify positive competitiveness among engineers Qualification will help in building qualified cadre of engineers During the implementation of the qualification method, the extensive experience of the engineers to be considered as the transition phase Disagree neutral agree

11 Perspectives of engineers on the importance of professional qualification Is there any systematic professional training for engineers for your employer? Did you attend any training course in your specialization during last five years? Is your promotion connected with training courses and is training a condition for that? Do you possess a professional degree?

12 Perspectives of supervisors on the importance of professional qualification Is there any systematic training program for your organization? Is the promotion of engineers is contingent on training courses and is the training a condition for promotion?

13  Ministry of Civil Services  Saudi Aramco  Civil Aviation  Saudi Electric Company  Sabic  Saudi Telecom Local Experiences in Qualification

14 Qualification Levels ENGINEER ASSOCIATE ENGINEER In this grade an engineer is not required to practice any specific responsibilities and will not be entitled for any specific privileges, where he will focus on training and qualification and providing technical support to his work team Sign reports and designs along with a professional engineer Provide engineering services through corporate bodies Execute engineering duties under supervision and authorization of a professional engineer

15 PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER CONSULTANT ENGINEER Qualification Levels supervision, development, projects management, maintenance, factory management, operation) Sign reports and designs related directly or indirectly with public service Train engineers and associate engineers Engineering arbitration and dispute settlement services to related parties Sign engineering services contract as the second party. All responsibilities of Professional Engineer Engineering consultancy services Authentication of professional consultancies Leading the work group in various engineering disciplines.

16 Recommendations 1.Implement the results of National Systematic Procedure for Professional Qualification for Engineers study that defined the qualification levels and outlined a mechanism for implementation; 2.Support studies for defining the engineering HR requirements in various sectors, based on the actual demands that assure the perfect performance of these sectors and promotion of its level, and shouldn't be based on conserving the finance; and 3.Give importance to revamp the engineering education plan to suite with the size of challenges that the HR in the Kingdom faces, especially in the engineering sectors.

17 Thank You