Culture Ministry and Hadaf Roll Out Training Initiative for Cultural Scholarship Students.

Riyadh: The Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), has initiated a training program targeted at students of the Cultural Scholarship Program. This initiative aims to cultivate national expertise in various cultural sectors, enhance professional sustainability, and equip scholarship students with essential skills needed for careers in the cultural domain. According to Saudi Press Agency, this program is part of an agreement signed between the Ministry of Culture and Hadaf in June 2023. It is designed to support the training of 100 Saudi graduates who specialize in cultural disciplines, by placing them in institutions and companies in their respective host countries for a period of up to 12 months. The training focuses on diverse areas including architecture, theater, archaeology and heritage, music, fashion design, visual arts, culinary arts, food science and technology, filmmaking, design, literature, languages and linguistics, and museum and library science s.