E-training Caravans
Initiative Objectives
Computer and internet literacy through focusing on rural areas and low-income people and provide free basic training on the use of communications and information technology for individuals in all regions, through:
- Introducing how important telecommunications and information technology in the society to the targeted groups.
- Identifying the multiple uses of communications and information technology.
- Conducting training for the targeted groups to equip them with basic skills on the use of computers and the internet.
- Provide appropriate training environment to learn the basic skills on use of computers to people in the areas that large institutes and training centers are not available in.
- Facilitate access to government & commercial services through introducing the government & commercial electronic services projects in the kingdom.
- To encourage people in rural areas, villages and hamlets on learning the use of computers and the internet, by giving them basic skills in this area.
Target Segments
- Students at the beginning and intermediate level in the general education.
- Residents of cities / rural areas and villages from low-income people who did not have the opportunity to acquire the skills to use computers and the internet.
Mechanism
Training is conducted through mobile class rooms equipped with all equipment needed ,training materials , trainer and driver, shuttling between cities and villages within planed route specified by the ministry and will stay for one week in each place, training programs will be provided in the use of computers and internet for 10 training hours for each group and with range of 4 groups during the week.