The Social Development Bank launches the “Nafas” program for international and local culinary arts.

The Social Development Bank announced the launch of the “Nafs” program. To train culinary enthusiasts from productive families, to develop their abilities and skills in international and local culinary arts, to enable them to manage food production lines, and to prepare them for professionalism in the labor market. Pioneers of the bank's five-track training program will graduate with high-level skills in various international and Saudi culinary arts, in addition to mastering the art of bread, pastries, desserts, and the ideal way to prepare a menu. Those responsible for the program at the Social Development Bank confirmed that the goal of the “Nafas” program is Reaching Saudi chefs from productive families to spread the culture of Saudi cuisine as one of the international arts, and enabling trainees to enter the labor market with the required skills that will enable them to succeed in it. Those in charge of the program explained that the basic skills of the trainees will include the history of Saudi cuisine and the influence of other regional cultures, in addition to methods of preparing coffee, and preparing vegetarian and healthy meals, with awareness of the concept of sustainability in food to reduce waste in meals. The training tracks include learning about methods for exploiting and preserving local and international seasonal fruits and vegetables, basic pickling and drying methods and methods, adhering to the principles of food hygiene and safety in accordance with the international standard (HACCP), with training on methods of classifying and managing food stocks, and practicing the use of kitchen tools, all the way to... Knowledge of pricing and marketing products and how best to display them. He supervises the “Nafs” program. An elite group of chefs. The training is divided into five tracks and continues over a full week, with thirty training hours for each track. Among the objectives of training in “Nafs” are: Developing the skills of operators of the bank’s Yamam Cafés, whose branches have reached 100 in the most important locations within government agencies, and employ more than 156 families. Thus, the program provides an opportunity for workers at “Yamam” to To choose products with high nutritional value and economic feasibility appropriate to compete in the local and global market, and this is one of the goals of the “Nafas” program. Which is provided within the programs of the Social Development Bank that support productive families and entrepreneurs to qualify them to compete in the labor market.