General Motors Sign MoU With General Organisation For Technical And Vocational Training (GOTEVT)
Technical Training Institute close to completion in Riyadh

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 25 September 2005 – His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Nasser Al Ghufeis Governor, General Organisation for Technical and Vocational Training (GOTEVT) signed a memorandum of understanding with Terry Johnsson, Managing Director, General Motors Middle East, which aims to create a real partnership between the two in training and developing young Saudi Arabian Nationals in the automotive field.

The first phase of this agreement will consist of launching the GM Vocational Training programme at the Technical Training Institute in Riyadh in cooperation with the GM University, future expansion will involve other institutes in the Kingdom.

The new facility, which is located in the Second Industrial City on the outskirts of Riyadh, is close to completion and will accept its first students in November later this year. These students will consist of new recruits from GM’s dealers in Saudi Arabia who will be sent for training and development prior of taking up their new roles.

The MoU was signed at the Technical Training Institute GOTEVT headquarters in Riyadh in the presence of Dr. Fahd Al Tuwaijry, Vice Governor for Joint Training, GOTEVT and Eng. Ahmed Abu Haliqah, General Manager, GOTEVT, who will supervise the program, as well as GM’s dealers in Riyadh; Sheikh Ibrahim Aljomaih, VP of the board of Directors and CEO of Aljomaih Automotive Company, Sheikh AbdulMohsen Alissa Chairman of the Board of Alissa Automotive Company. Also present were Adnan Al Khamis, Strategic Initiatives Manager for GM in KSA and Tarek Suleiman, Human Resources Manager at Aljomaih.

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(Seated) His Excellency Dr. Ali Bin Nasser Al Ghufeis Governor, General Organisation for Technical and Vocational Training (GOTEVT) and Terry Johnsson, Managing Director, General Motors Middle East, are signing a memorandum of understanding. (From left to right- Standing): Eng. Ahmed Abu Haliqah, General Manager, GOTEVT, Sheikh AbdulMohsen Alissa Chairman of the Board of Alissa Automotive Company, Sheikh Ibrahim Aljomaih, VP of the board of Directors and CEO of Aljomaih Automotive Company, Tarek Suleiman, Human Resources Manager at Aljomaih and Adnan Al Khamis, Strategic Initiatives Manager for GM in KSA.

CONTACT(S):
Saada Hammad
Communications and Public Relations Manager
General Motors Middle East
Tel (+9714) 3143350
e-mail saada.hammad@gm.com


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