It represents the Directorates vision for creating academic programs, reviewing existing ones and expanding or reducing students’ enrollment.
Unit Tasks
- Studying the best local and international practices in aligning programs with the needs of the labor market.
- Identifying and studying the most important data sources related to the alignment of academic programs with the labor market.
- Analyzing data related to Development and the labor market needs.
- Forecasting the future of academic programs enrollment based on supply and demand.
- Providing data that supports decision-making regarding the creation, closure or development of academic programs.
- Preparing training packages to guide academic programs alignment with the requirements of the labor market
Unit Achievements
- Alignment of Academic Programs with the Requirements of the Labor Market Guide, a preliminary draft (Click Here)
- Preparing training packages to align academic programs with the requirements of the labor market.
- Coordinating meetings between representatives from IAU colleges and selected sectors of the labor market; regarding academic programs review and creation, or training and qualifying competencies, and improving learning outcomes. The most prominent of these sectors are the following:
- Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
- Real Estate General Authority / Wafi – Off-plan sales and rent Program
- The Financial Academy
- The Society for the Protection of Individuals Investors
- Participation in hosting a symposium entitled "Islamic Studies Programs in University Education and Labor Market Challenges".
