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THE HUMAN RESOURCES CHALLENGEOTHER TRAINING PROGRAMS• We drew upon more than 2,100 trainers andsupport staff to develop, direct and conduct trainingprograms. Recipients included 2,739 people indevelopmental positions; 6,390 participants innon-employee programs; and 1,030 full-time Saudiemployees in academic, job skills, supervisory andon-the-job programs.OUR PEOPLE PLAY A CENTRAL ROLE IN MAINTAINING OUR REPUTATION FORMEETING OUR COMMITMENTS AT HOME AND AROUND THE WORLD.Two new leadership development programs are theEconomics of Oil and the Business Acumen Program. Inthe former, conducted in partnership with our SaudiPetroleum Overseas Ltd. affiliate in London, participantsstudy the fundamental drivers of global crude oil tradeand how these forces might impact Saudi Aramco. Thelatter program is designed to enhance a broad portfolioof business and financial skills.Our management and supervisory training programsattracted more than 9,700 enrollments, including roughly1,200 enrollments in Operational Excellence programsand 500 in Competencies Development and Orientationprograms. We conducted five Saudi Aramco LeadershipForum (SALF) sessions for approximately 80 participants,and also held 13 SALF learning seminars for 660participants. The SALF Annual Forum attracted 125 SALFalumni and management participants.A key strategy in preparing our workforce for thefuture is self-development. A prime component of thisis e-Learning. At the end of 2006, our e-Learning sitehad more than 2,500 courses, nearly double the totalin 2005. Approximately 35,300 employees enrolled inat least one e-Learning course during the year, an increaseof 37 percent over 2005. More than 4,000 oil and gasoperators are benefiting from access to a web-basedOperator Training Simulation program.• We offer a mix of educational and trainingopportunities in and outside the Kingdom, includingadvanced degrees, work assignments around theworld, two-year technical degrees, short-termtechnical training and advanced medical and dentaldegrees. More than 280 employees were enrolledin these programs in 2006.• Our College Preparatory Program assists Saudistudents in gaining admission to universities andenhances their study skills. In 2006, 300 studentssuccessfully completed this program. And, for thefirst time, 60 Saudi females were admitted to theprogram.• Our Apprenticeship Program offers eligible Saudihigh school and vocational college graduates theopportunity to receive training in technical, craft,operator, services and clerical career tracks. In2006, we recruited 3,015 new apprentices,including 184 graduates from vocational colleges.At year-end, the Apprenticeship Program had morethan 5,000 enrollees.• Every summer, we conduct outreach programsfor high school and university students in theKingdom. At company training centers around theKingdom, participants attend classes in English,computers, job skills, and health and safety. In2006, 736 college students (222 females and 514males) participated.• Our Marine organization worked with a localcontractor to provide certified courses for youngSaudi contract employees to work in the offshoresector.40 SAUDI ARAMCO