Based on the official statistics reported on the official website of the United Nations regarding the repercussions of COVID-19 and its impact on youth around the world, “The economic impact of COVID-19 is likely to make the job market more challenging for youth. In the first quarter of 2020, the ILO reported a loss of over 5.4% of global working hours (compared to the first quarter of 2019), which equates to 155 million full-time jobs.” As a signatory member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a leading industrial company with effective social responsibility across the societies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf countries, Napco National took upon itself the mission to empower Saudi youth and support them to face these challenges.
Napco National believes that youth are on the most important and largest component in society. Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, NAPCO set a clear and specific goal to increase the percentage of Saudi youth employment within its facilities. Accordingly, it began to intensify its participation in various youth employment and training programs with the aim of attracting distinguished talents, training more of them and qualifying them for the labor market. NAPCO also participated in the programs launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the national transformation initiatives that align with the goals of the Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 to support and empower youth.
Napco National’s significant participations in 2020 -2021:
- NAVIX E-Job Fair: the first virtual job fair in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Tamkeen E- Job Fair: a virtual job fair launched by the Ministry of Human Resource and Social Development to support social security beneficiaries and to empower their role in the labor market
- Mowaamah Program: a program launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development aimed at motivating private sector companies to employ and train people with special needs
- Tamheer Program: on job-training program for Saudi graduates
- King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals first virtual job fair