HR Ministry sets January 31deadline for private firms for mandatory disclosure of training data

Riyadh — The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development has set a January 31, 2027 deadline for private sector establishments with 50 or more employees to submit their training data through the Qiwa platform. This disclosure is mandatory, regardless of whether the employers have provided training or not. The ministry explained that if training programs exist, they must disclose the number of trainees, programs conducted, training hours, and related costs.

If no training programs have been implemented, the fact of no programs must still be disclosed, but it does not waive the legally required training commitments.

In 2025, over 53 percent of private sector establishments had disclosed their training data, up from more than 38 percent the previous year. This increase signals ongoing work towards creating a centralized national database that will support training policy development and boost workforce efficiency. The ministry noted that the disclosed information has aided several initiatives, including cooperative training, which reached over 120,000 students by the end of 2025.

The data also influenced a decision mandating covered establishments to train their graduates and job seekers at a rate of two percent of their total workforce. The ministry stressed that the goal of requiring training data disclosure is to encourage investment in skill development, align programs with labor market needs, and improve workforce productivity and readiness, all in support of Saudi Vision 2030.