The National Automotive and Vehicles Academy has signed a partnership with the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF). This partnership aims to support the Intermediate Diploma Program in Electric Vehicle Manufacturing at Ceer, the national automotive company, contributing to the empowerment of national talent and training them in the technical skills necessary to lead the electric vehicle sector.
This partnership works to enhance the quality of training programs offered within the academy, ensuring alignment with labor market needs and the requirements of local manufacturing plants. It also aims to elevate the competence of graduates and enable them to join production, assembly, maintenance, and quality lines within specialized companies.
The Managing Director of NAVA Academy affirmed that this collaboration represents a significant step toward strengthening industrial localization programs and providing advanced training pathways that contribute to building a qualified human base capable of leading the future of electric vehicle manufacturing in the Kingdom. This reflects the national role of governmental institutions in supporting this promising sector.
The signing of this partnership comes as part of the academy’s commitment to supporting industrial localization, raising local production efficiency, and contributing to preparing a new generation of qualified local talent capable of leading the sector. This enhances the competitiveness of the national industrial sector and supports the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 in the automotive industry.
The partnership was signed during the academy’s participation in the “Future Generation Day,” held within the 21st General Conference of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), hosted in Riyadh in November 2025, under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Mr. Bandar Al-Khorayef, and organized by the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources.
The National Automotive and Vehicles Academy is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Located in the King Salman Automotive Cluster in King Abdullah Economic City, it trains its students in electric vehicle maintenance and manufacturing. Its curriculum extends beyond this to include all types of vehicles, helping to establish essential foundations for preparing a promising generation capable of leading the vehicle sector in the Kingdom.