On Sunday, June 26, the General Entertainment Authority (GEA) launched the second track of the Entertainment Fellowship program, which is the entertainment destinations track. It is one of the programs of the Happiness Creators initiative, launched by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the GEA, and the first fellowship program in the entertainment sector, organized by the GEA in cooperation with the most prominent leaders of the sector, locally and internationally, and leading universities and companies in the entertainment industry.
The leisure destinations track, which is 6-9 months long, focuses on the management and operation of entertainment sites, visitor management and entertainment experiences activation.
Twenty male and female students have been qualified and selected for the track that will be a tributary to the entertainment sector in the Kingdom, within the objectives of the Quality-of-Life program, one of the programs of Saudi Vision 2030.
The first track of the program was launched last April under the title “Entertainment Activities”, and the students are expected to graduate from it in the coming months, having benefited from theoretical study and practical experiences inside and outside the Kingdom.
It is noteworthy that the Happiness Creators initiative includes a set of educational, training and development programs, including the diploma program in the entertainment sector in cooperation with the French Cote d’Azur University and the Human Resources Development Fund (Hadaf), electronic training programs in the entertainment sector in cooperation with the Paris Academy, the Entertainment Leaders Program, the Entertainment Fellowship Program, Entertainment Challenges, External Scholarships, and a host of other talent discovery programs. Some programs will be added in the future according to the needs of the market and the sector.