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National Skills & Workforce Transformation

May 2026

Kingdom-Scale Human Capability Program

Sector
Government / National Transformation
Scale
Kingdom-wide workforce system
Duration
Multi-phase programme (12-month initial mandate)

A Kingdom-level government entity engaged Dr Kate Barker to support the design and implementation of a national skills and workforce transformation programme aligned to Vision 2030 priorities.

Mandate

  • Establish a Kingdom-wide skills and capability baseline aligned to Vision 2030 priority sectors
  • Design an integrated National Workforce Transformation Framework linking education, reskilling, localisation, and economic policy
  • Strengthen leadership, delivery, and governance capability across workforce and skills institutions
  • Embed measurable workforce outcomes into national reporting, delivery units, and executive oversight

Delivered

  • National Skills & Capability Baseline covering priority sectors including energy, infrastructure, digital, tourism, and advanced manufacturing
  • Future Workforce Architecture aligning skills pathways, localisation targets, and workforce supply-demand forecasting
  • Implementation Roadmap sequencing delivery across ministries, agencies, and giga-projects
  • Governance & Performance Framework integrating workforce metrics into national dashboards and executive review cadence

Outcomes

12-Months
  • Skills baseline established across 200+ occupational families aligned to Vision 2030 sectors
  • 1.1 million+ citizens assessed or mapped against future capability requirements
  • 620,000+ citizens reskilled or upskilled across priority technical and professional domains
  • 40% reduction in critical capability gaps across targeted sectors
  • Localisation pathways embedded into workforce planning for national projects and strategic industries
  • National workforce performance metrics adopted into executive and Cabinet-level reporting

Client Feedback

“This work created the clarity and structure required to manage workforce transformation at national scale. Skills, localisation, and future capability were integrated into a single, governable framework aligned to Vision 2030 priorities.”

Senior Official, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Role

Dr Kate Barker served as Senior Advisor on National Workforce Transformation, working with central government entities, delivery units, and sector leads to design the national framework and embed workforce outcomes into executive governance and performance oversight.

Kingdom Scale

National workforce system

Vision 2030–aligned, cross-government delivery.

Sovereign Mandate

Central government advisory role

Workforce, skills, and localisation at scale.

Measured Impact

620,000+ reskilled · 40% gap reduction

Metrics embedded into executive oversight.

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