Sign MoU to Employ 1,000 Citizens with Autism
As part of the efforts of the Human Resources Development Fund and the Advisory Council for Autism Services to empower national talents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to achieve the goals of Vision 2030 in building an inclusive society that enables all its members to contribute to national development, HRDF and the Council signed a memorandum of cooperation to qualify and employ 1,000 citizens with ASD.
The MoU was signed in the presence of His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Eastern Province, and His Highness Prince Saud bin Abdulaziz bin Farhan Al Saud, Chairman of the Advisory Council for Autism Services. It was signed by HRDF’s Deputy Director General for Business, Mr. Firas bin Abdulaziz Aba Al-Khail, and the Council’s Vice Chairman, Dr. Saad Al-Shahrani, on Monday on the sidelines of the Second International Autism Conference in Dhahran.
The memorandum is part of HRDF’s and the Council’s efforts to enhance the professional and economic inclusion of individuals with ASD in the labor market, ensuring that job opportunities are high-quality and tailored to beneficiaries’ needs, in line with the objectives of the National Transformation Program to empower the most vulnerable groups and increase their participation in economic development.
Under the MoU, both parties will work to provide career guidance services to develop and empower national talents among individuals with ASD, raise awareness of labor market skills and requirements, and jointly secure sustainable and high-quality job opportunities. They will also contribute to qualifying and sensitizing private-sector work environments to ensure that they are inclusive and responsive to the needs of employees with ASD, and to ensuring the quality of training, qualification, and employment services provided to beneficiaries in accordance with best international practices.
