KUWAIT: The Arab Youth Council for Integrated Development, represented by the Arab Entrepreneurs Committee, organized on Monday a forum on “Empowering Youth for Sustainable Development of Labor Market Outcomes” under the patronage of Minister of Information and Culture and Minister of State for Youth Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi, in cooperation with the Leadership Guidance Program and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training.

Acting Director General of the Public Authority for Youth Nasser Al-Sheikh told reporters on the occasion of opening the forum on behalf of Minister of Information Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi that “the forum is an important youth space to enable young minds to think, plan, and work to find innovative solutions to face challenges, especially those related to the labor market.”

Al-Sheikh added that “the Kuwaiti government believes in youth and places them at the center of its development plans and programs by creating an environment full of opportunities to achieve their hopes and aspirations, which is embodied through projects and initiatives organized and sponsored by the authority to enhance youth skills and raise their readiness to deal with the requirements of the modern era.”

He stated that investing in human resources, especially youth, is at the core of the Authority’s work, which made it keen to activate partnerships with government agencies and national and regional institutions related to youth work to provide them with the necessary support and to enhance their capabilities in playing their role in building the economy and achieving sustainability. Al-Sheikh conveyed the greetings of Minister Al-Mutairi to the forum’s pioneers, organizers, and youth, and his emphasis on the importance of supporting and empowering youth as the main pillar in achieving Kuwait’s ambitious vision for the future.

He thanked everyone who contributed to organizing this distinguished event, the outcomes of which will be a source of inspiration to stimulate more joint efforts. For his part, Assistant Dean for Activities and Student Affairs at the (Application) Authority, Professor Dr. Abdul Majeed Al-Moussawi, said in a press statement that the Authority is working to qualify workers from the professional and vocational sides to meet the needs and requirements of the Kuwaiti labor market in various fields, in addition to opening new fields and specializations if the labor market in the country needs them.

Al-Moussawi stressed that the forum aims to meet the needs of the Kuwaiti labor market by providing the resources it needs and trying to reduce the resources and specializations that are considered surplus. It also contributes to enhancing the efforts made to achieve sustainable development and enable various categories of youth to access the tools and materials necessary to advance their initiatives and projects.

In turn, the head of the Arab Entrepreneurship Committee and member of the Executive Council of the Arab Youth Council, Jamila Al-Otaibi, said in a similar statement that the organizers were keen to have a number of entrepreneurs in the public and private sectors and in various and different specializations in order to open new horizons and share their successful experiences. She explained that holding such forums would raise the level of awareness to the maximum, as they benefit from the experiences of people who succeeded in overcoming their difficult beginnings. — KUNA