Fatima Muhammad

Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — The Technical and Vocational Training Corporation has participated in the Haj season for the 11th year in a row by providing training hours for its students who worked during the pilgrimage by repairing cars for pilgrims; providing shaving services; and working with the Red Crescent, the Civil Defense, the hotel sector and scout teams.



Governor of the TVTC Ali Al-Ghafis said a recent final report issued by the corporation’s Support and Quality Control Office in Makkah revealed 78,372 manpower hours were provided.



Around 7,200 hours were dedicated to providing aid to the Red Crescent by fixing machinery.



TVTC students also provided over 3,000 hours to help fix cars near the Makkah entrances and main roads.



This not only served pilgrims but also provided students with intense training and served as a corporate social responsibility program, stated the report.



For the first time TVTC has linked up with the Civil Defense to provide regular checks and repairs on rescue equipment.

Almost 1,100 hours were provided.



The students have also been working in the hotel sector due to its demand for more staff during Haj.



Some 4,450 working hours have been provided to the sectors.



A total of 150 students have worked in an allocated place at Mina in cooperation with the municipality to help shave pilgrims.



This helped students to benefit from this season financially and increase their experience in working under pressure as well as maintaining health and safety.



Students provided 4,800 hours.



Fifteen scout teams from the TVTC served during this Haj season.



Students have been supervised by international leaders specialized in providing aid to pilgrims.



Over 4,800 hours have been provided by TVTC scout teams to pilgrims in Makkah.