The Invest in Education Forum closes with three engaging workshops.
The Invest in Education Forum 2025, organized by the Ministry of Education under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Education, concluded its activities today by holding three workshops at the Ministry's main headquarters in Riyadh. Several education personnel and government and private entities participated in these workshops.
Dr. Ibtisam Al-Arini, the Director General of Private Pre-University Education and Director of Private Education Performance and Commitment at the Ministry of Education, delivered the first workshop, “Private Education Performance Governance and Commitment Framework." The workshop addressed the general objectives of performance and commitment in private education, strategies to achieve comprehensive quality in the sector, and ways to enhance commitment to regulations and policies. It also covered the stages of establishing a governance framework, private education performance and commitment mechanisms, achieving high-level and outstanding outcomes, and educational sustainability.
Dr. Shereen Al-Owfi, an advisor at the Ministry of Education's Early Childhood Agency, delivered the second workshop, titled "Investment in Early Childhood." She discussed the significance of early childhood and its crucial role in the developmental phases. She also clarified the challenges, opportunities, and enablers for investment in the sector. She also talked about the Early Childhood Agency's role in development, the significance of the national program for inspecting, rating, and approving preschools and kindergartens, and ways to get the private sector more involved in preschools and international schools.
The third session, "Explore the Saudi Business Center and the Services Provided," was presented by Mr. Muhannad Al-Shabile, Riyadh's Saudi Business Center branch manager. He reviewed the beginning of establishing the Saudi Business Center and its significance in facilitating investment. He also discussed the center's paramount services for the business sector, the most significant achievements of its branches and spatial centers, the center's contribution to training and development, and its role in enhancing the environment for educational investment.
