Saudi Arabia sets January 31 deadline for mandatory training data disclosure

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has set January 31, 2027, as the deadline for private sector establishments employing 50 or more workers to disclose employee training data through the Qiwa platform.

The ministry said the disclosure is mandatory for all establishments covered by the requirement, regardless of whether they have conducted training programmes.

Companies that have provided training must report the number of employees trained, programmes conducted, training hours and associated costs. Those that have not implemented any training programmes must also submit a disclosure confirming this.

However, reporting the absence of training activity does not exempt employers from fulfilling their legal training obligations, the ministry said.

The proportion of private sector establishments disclosing their training data rose to more than 53 per cent in 2025, up from over 38 per cent in 2024. The ministry said the information is helping build a unified national database to inform training policies and improve workforce efficiency.

The data has also supported initiatives such as cooperative training, which benefited more than 120,000 students by the end of 2025. It also contributed to a requirement for covered establishments to train graduates and job seekers equivalent to two per cent of their total workforce.

The ministry said the disclosure requirement is intended to encourage investment in skills development, align training programmes with labour market needs and improve workforce productivity and preparedness, in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.