TL;DR
Tamheer is an on-the-job training program from the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) for Saudi graduates holding a diploma or higher, with a 3,000 SAR monthly stipend for 3 to 6 extendable months. You register through Jadarat, compete for placements with a tidy CV that leads with your education and projects, then turn the training itself into documented experience on your CV.
What is Tamheer?
Tamheer is an on-the-job training program run by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF), built to bridge the gap between graduation and a first job: you train inside a government body or approved company, gaining real documented experience instead of a "job-hunting year" gap on your CV. It isn't an employment contract, but it's often the door to one: the organization training you sees you up close before any outside candidate.
3 - 6 months
The base training duration, extendable up to 12 months in cases HRDF approves
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The stipend is a training allowance from the Fund, not a formal salary from the host, and the program doesn't create an automatic employment contract.
What are Tamheer's eligibility conditions?
- You must be a Saudi national.
- You must be a graduate: bachelor's and above, or technical/health/administrative diploma holders from institutes and colleges.
- You must not be employed at the time of joining.
- HRDF updates further detailed conditions (like prior-employment record rules) - check the official page on hrdf.org.sa before applying.
How do you register for Tamheer, step by step?
Activate your Jadarat account
HRDF programs - Tamheer included - run through the national Jadarat platform. Sign in with National Access and complete your profile.
Upload a CV the system can read
A real-text, simply formatted PDF. This file is what host organizations see when choosing between applicants for the same placement.
Find Tamheer placements and apply early
Shortlist placements near your specialty and city. Good ones close fast, so applying early with a ready file is a real edge.
Pick the host with an employee's eye, not a trainee's
Ask: does this host usually hire its trainees? Are the tasks real or filing? Six months somewhere that teaches and hires beats a big name with no real work.
How do you prepare a CV Tamheer hosts accept?
Tamheer applicants are graduates like you without long experience, so selection comes down to how clear your file is: a short specific summary, your education with your GPA if it's strong, capstone projects and courses, and tidy skills. Taqdeem's Graduate template is built on exactly that order: education and projects first, with no empty experience section signaling absence.
Prepare a tidy graduate CV with a template built for fresh grads, and export it as a free PDF before applying to Tamheer.
The free Graduate templateAfter Tamheer: turn the training into a job
Tamheer's real value shows on your CV afterward. Don't write "Tamheer trainee" and stop: document what you achieved with numbers, the way employees do. Produced reports? How many, in which tool? Served visitors? How many a day? Then ask your direct manager for a recommendation letter in the final week, and connect with colleagues on LinkedIn before leaving - that training network is your first hiring channel afterward.
Do
- Tamheer trainee - HR: prepared 30 hiring files and completed data entry for 200 employees in the host's system.
Don't
- Trainee in the Tamheer program for six months.
Tamheer isn't six months of stipend - it's the first real experience line on your CV. Write it the way employees write theirs.
Frequently asked questions
What is Tamheer's monthly stipend?
SAR 3,000 a month, paid by the Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) to the trainee's account throughout the program - a training stipend, not a formal salary.
How long does Tamheer last?
3 to 6 months depending on the placement, extendable up to a 12-month cap in cases HRDF approves.
Does Tamheer guarantee a job afterward?
There's no formal guarantee, but many hosts hire their standout trainees because they've genuinely tried them. Your performance during training, documented on your CV, is what raises the odds.
Can I join Tamheer while employed?
No - the program targets job-seeking graduates who aren't employed at the time of joining. Check the updated conditions on the official hrdf.org.sa site before applying.
Where do I register for Tamheer?
Through the national Jadarat platform (jadarat.sa), which hosts HRDF's programs, using your National Access account. Registration is completely free.
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