As part of its efforts to strengthen regional cooperation and develop labor market services, Saudi Arabia’s Takamol Holding Company has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the Oman Energy Association (OPAL) of the Sultanate of Oman.
The agreement aims to support efforts to strengthen the system of professional development and recognition of qualifications and skills before workers enter the Omani labor market.
Through this partnership, the Omani labor market represented by OPAL will benefit from Takamol’s extensive expertise in the development and design of qualification verification programmes, experience verification and skills assessment frameworks.
This cooperation is expected to improve the quality of professional performance, improve operational efficiency and contribute to achieving recognized standards of quality and occupational safety.
The agreement was signed on behalf of Takamol Holding by Executive Vice President Fowzan bin Abdullah Almuhaidib and on behalf of OPAL by Eng. Chief Executive Officer Mohammed bin Hamoud Al Nabi, attended by Khalid bin Salem Al Ghamari, Deputy Minister of Oman’s Ministry of Labor.
Al-Muhaidib said the agreement marks a strategic milestone in regional cooperation and highlighted Takamol’s commitment to leveraging its advanced technical expertise in the development and operation of digital platforms and specialized verification systems.
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“Our goal is to increase efficiency in the labor market, strengthen confidence in skills assessment systems and support professional development across all sectors,” he said.
Engineering Al Nabi emphasized that this partnership underlines OPAL’s continued efforts to raise professional standards and improve certification and licensing systems in line with the needs of the labor market.
He added that the scheme supports labor sector regulation, Omanization goals and the broader goals of Oman Vision 2040, while strengthening GCC cooperation and facilitating the mobility of skilled professionals across member states.
The scope of cooperation also includes technical and digital integration between relevant systems, the incorporation of approved professional standards and question banks into the professional examination framework, and the consideration of the establishment and operation of examination centers in worker-sending countries in accordance with approved operational, quality and compliance standards to ensure procedural integrity and accuracy of results.
Takamol Holding is one of Saudi Arabia’s leading companies, playing a pivotal role in connecting the public and private sectors and contributing to the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 through innovative solutions that support human capital development.
