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CarePoint Global Business Plan

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT

The Saudi government is making efforts to improve employment prospects for women and has
several initiatives designed to increase female participation in the workforce. Primary education
and vocational training focus on traditional occupations while higher education is typically
devoted to the humanities and social sciences.

The "Women’s Employment in the Retail Sector (WERS)" initiative, implemented in 2011,
requires shops that sell lingerie, cosmetics and women’s products to replace male with female
staff. The initiative sets a salary for Saudi women working in these shops and provides training in
sales, customer service and as cashiers. The MoL also offers various online courses to enhance
employment opportunities and advance women’s careers.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM

MANAGEMENT—MINISTRY OF INTERIOR (OPM-MOI)

OPM-MOI was established in 2008 under the authority of a Technical Cooperation Agreement
(TCA) signed by the U.S. Secretary of State and the Saudi Minister of Interior and was extended in
2013 for a period of 10 additional years. The program facilitates the transfer of knowledge,

advice, skills and resources from the United States to Saudi Arabia and is fully funded by the
Saudi government.

Areas of cooperation include training in public security, critical infrastructure protection,
maritime and border security and civil defense.

TAFE

TAFE is a training and education company located in Dammam that has branches in Jubail, Yanbu
and Jizan. It offers technical training in a variety of fields including welding, architecture, interior
design and property surveying. It is accredited by the American Welding Society and the National
Safety Council and offers workshops on how to do business in Saudi Arabia for foreign
companies. TAFE is looking for a U.S. partner to assist in developing an English curriculum for first

and second year undergraduate students, to develop curriculum and run their new international
K–12 school in northern Saudi Arabia, and a U.S. partner to jointly run a branch of a vocational
school in the Eastern Province.