RIYADH — The Saudi General Entertainment Authority (GEA) has launched the "Ambassadors of Entertainment" initiative in partnership with Prince Mohammed bin Salman Charity Foundation (MISK).

The initiative targets fresh graduates who hold a bachelor's degree and have less than one-year work experience in various disciplines, including business administration, engineering, human resources and information technology.

This step reiterates GEA’s keenness toward supporting young national talents and providing them with opportunities to promote their skills and to enhance their access to potential jobs, based on the integrated work environment of GEA and the expertise of its national teams.

GEA said the one-year training program that will be conducted in June 2019 aims to qualify national talents in order to prepare them with practical skills necessary to enter the labor market, stressing that it is investing in comprehensive plans that provide opportunities for fresh graduates to gain practical and field experience through GEA’s various departments, programs, and projects.

Registration for the program is available via: https://misk.org.sa/fellowship/ar/services/gea-ar//

GEA was established in support of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 with aims to develop and regulate the entertainment sector and create a vibrant society through providing exciting entertainment options fit for all segments of Saudi society throughout the Kingdom.

It also supports the achievement of a diverse Saudi economy through increasing the GDP, supporting small and medium enterprises, stimulating the private sector to participate in developing entertainment activities, and increasing direct foreign investments in the entertainment sector. — SG