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This workshop aims to enhance compliance efficiency regarding regulatory requirements and international standards related to the 'Know Your Customer' (KYC) principle. It focuses on conducting thorough due diligence when screening customers to protect the Fund from risks associated with engaging with undesirable individuals or entities.

This program delivers the Certified Innovation Professional curriculum, designed to prepare participants to sit for the certification exam. The program focuses on developing participants’ capabilities to become professionals in the innovation discipline and to learn modern approaches for managing innovation within digital and industrial transformation environments. Through professional scientific frameworks and applied methodologies derived from global best practices, the five-day program explains and details professional innovation methods, the roles and responsibilities of innovation professionals, innovation fundamentals, and the three stages and scopes of innovation. Participants will also learn innovation scouting methods, idea generation techniques, brainstorming, design thinking, and the correct inputs and outputs of innovation processes.

An advanced professional training program aimed at developing executive presence and high-impact communication skills for managers and leaders. It enhances their ability to influence, persuade, and represent the organization with confidence and professionalism in various leadership situations.
The program focuses on building leadership presence, mastering executive communication, and managing strategic messaging. In addition, it covers designing and delivering executive presentations in a professional manner tailored to corporate and leadership environments.
The program is based on the best global practices in leadership and executive communication. It features practical applications and realistic simulation exercises that help participants develop their leadership style, improve their body language, manage executive dialogue, and deliver presentations to leaders and stakeholders with high effectiveness and confidence.

This course introduces participants to the key principles, structures, and practices of corporate governance. It explains how governance supports transparency, accountability, ethical decision-making, risk oversight, and long-term organizational sustainability.

An advanced training program focused on building and developing a professional personal brand for leaders and professionals, thereby enhancing their professional presence and impact both within and outside their organizations. The program aims to empower participants to build a strategic personal brand that reflects their expertise, values, and professional mission, while strengthening their ability to create professional impact and a professional appearance in leadership and digital environments. The program covers the latest global practices in building a professional personal brand, shaping professional reputation, leadership visibility, managing digital presence, and influencing through professional platforms such as LinkedIn. It also covers strategies for creating professional content and building a high-value professional network. Furthermore, the program emphasizes aligning personal identity with professional and leadership goals, helping participants enhance their career opportunities, expand their influence, and build a sustainable, long-term professional image.

The SIDF Lean Training aims to provide practical training of the Lean Manufacturing Tools & Techniques. Starting with classroom training to build understanding of the Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques, the content includes simulations and real examples to maximize the learnings.

This workshop provides a foundational understanding of Microsoft Power BI, focusing on essential features and tools for data visualization and reporting. Participants will learn to connect, transform, and visualize data, creating effective dashboards to support day-to-day business decision-making. By the end of the workshop, attendees will have the skills to start using Power BI confidently in their workplace.

An intensive training program designed to equip non-project managers with essential project management fundamentals and practical application skills in the workplace. The program focuses on project planning, scope definition, time and resource management, and risk handling, while enhancing teamwork and stakeholder communication. It adopts an interactive approach combining hands-on exercises and real-world case studies to ensure effective knowledge transfer into practice.

This course provides professionals a firm basis to determine whether the startup business has sufficient merit to continue into more detailed phase. This is achieved by means of a feasibility study. A well-developed feasibility study is an essential foundation to allow business analysis and design activities to commence in a focused manner. It either refines a business case by examining the range of possible options and potential issues or forms a basis for its development.
Feasibility studies address issues that could influence the success of a potential business or projects and assess the advantages and disadvantages of each option so they can be ranked. The end product of the study is a clear, concise report which presents the proposed project’s objectives, with conclusions and recommendations for the next phase.

The Program aims to provide training and then practical application of the Lean Manufacturing Tools & Techniques. Starting with classroom training to build understanding of the Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques, then helping the participants to apply these learnings to their own factory and to improve their own process through application of the tools and support and coaching to maximize both the learnings and benefits.

Program Overview
Operational Excellence combines proven methodologies with modern digital tools to achieve superior manufacturing performance. This workshop covers the fundamentals of process optimization and waste reduction, Lean Six Sigma concepts, and how digital technologies including MES and real-time analytics that accelerate operational improvement. Participants will leave with a clear roadmap for implementing technology-driven excellence initiatives with measurable return on investment.

Target Audience
Manufacturing professionals & Engineers in operations, quality, maintenance, or production roles
Individuals seeking to integrate Industry 4.0 technologies into their operational frameworks

Program Outcomes
1.    Operational Excellence Fundamentals: Understand the core principles of Operational Excellence, including process optimization, waste reduction, and continuous improvement culture
2.    Digital Transformation & OpEx: Recognize how digital technologies transform operations and drive excellence
3.    MES Functions & Impact: Understand how MES capabilities support real-time decision-making and operational improvement
4.    Lean Six Sigma Methodologies: Apply foundational Lean Six Sigma concepts to identify and eliminate waste
5.    Technology Roadmap & ROI: Develop a strategic roadmap for technology adoption with measurable return on investment{mlang}

Program Overview:
The SIDF Lean Manufacturing Program aims the provide training and then practical application of the Lean Manufacturing Tools & Techniques. Starting with classroom training to build understanding of the Lean Manufacturing tools and techniques, then helping the participants to apply these learnings to their own factory and to improve their own process through application of the tools and support and coaching to maximize both the learnings and benefits. 
To date SIDF has worked with over 30 companies and generated a financial impact over SR300M.

Target Audience: Manufacturing Companies wanting to improve their Operational Performance.
Content aimed at Owners, Production Managers, Operations Managers and SIDF Employees.

Program Learning Outcomes:
Participants will build the capability to Optimize, People, Processes & Assets is essential to build sustainable & competitive industry. Lean Manufacturing enhances the capability to develop operations that use performance intelligence to improve agility, reliability, and efficiency building operational resilience and competitiveness by improving productivity and quality whilst reducing waste & costs. Participants will then be supported in the practical application of these tools and techniques to generate real improvements for their own business. It is the foundation for automation and digitization.

Program Overview
Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) represent the core layer that connects shop floor operations with enterprise systems. This workshop provides a practical introduction to MES fundamentals, the ISA-95 standard, and modern industrial connectivity architectures such as OPC UA, MQTT, and Unified Namespace (UNS).
Participants will gain a clear understanding of how MES enables real-time visibility, production control, and seamless data integration across manufacturing environments.

Target Audience
Manufacturing professionals, engineers, IT/OT teams, automation specialists, and decision-makers involved in production systems and digital transformation initiatives.

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand the role of MES in Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing
2.    Identify core MES functions and their operational impact
3.    Apply ISA-95 concepts for structured system integration
4.    Understand modern industrial connectivity approaches
5.    Develop a high-level MES integration and connectivity roadmap

Program Overview
Effective project management skills are becoming increasingly important to everyone regardless to their position or background. Organizations need employees with great project management skills at all levels to successfully deliver the projects that will enable the business to grow and achieve its strategic objectives. This introductory course builds a solid foundation by providing an essential overview of the core project management skills that required to deliver successful small to medium size projects professionally.

Target Audience
Team lead, Managers, potential project managers, or team members who wish to gain insight into the world of project management.

Program Outcomes
1.    Increasing projects success rate by Understanding the use of many projects management tools
2.    Ability to estimate and organize any assignment, task, or project accurately and professionally
3.    Define the differences between project and operational work
4.    Understand and Utilize Prince2 Change Model
5.    Identify a structured project activities using WBS
6.    Understand how to build a project schedule using Gantt Chart
7.    Identify project risks and assign mitigating actions
8.    Conduct full Stakeholder Analysis
9.    Understand how to control a project and handle requests for change
10.    Understand the basics of motivating team members
11.    Boosting soft skills to be better representative for your organization
12.    Learn about employee engagement and its impact on performance

Program Overview
Effective project management skills are becoming increasingly important to everyone regardless to their position or background. Organizations need employees with great project management skills at all levels to successfully deliver the projects that will enable the business to grow and achieve its strategic objectives. This introductory course builds a solid foundation by providing an essential overview of the core project management skills that required to deliver successful small to medium size projects professionally.

Target Audience
Team lead, Managers, potential project managers, or team members who wish to gain insight into the world of project management.

Program Outcomes
1.    Increasing projects success rate by Understanding the use of many projects management tools
2.    Ability to estimate and organize any assignment, task, or project accurately and professionally
3.    Define the differences between project and operational work
4.    Understand and Utilize Prince2 Change Model
5.    Identify a structured project activities using WBS
6.    Understand how to build a project schedule using Gantt Chart
7.    Identify project risks and assign mitigating actions
8.    Conduct full Stakeholder Analysis
9.    Understand how to control a project and handle requests for change
10.    Understand the basics of motivating team members
11.    Boosting soft skills to be better representative for your organization
12.    Learn about employee engagement and its impact on performance

Program Overview:
This course provides professionals a firm basis to determine whether the startup business has sufficient merit to continue into more detailed phase. This is achieved by means of a feasibility study. A well-developed feasibility study is an essential foundation to allow business analysis and design activities to commence in a focused manner. It either refines a business case by examining the range of possible options and potential issues or forms a basis for its development.
Feasibility studies address issues that could influence the success of a potential business or projects and assess the advantages and disadvantages of each option so they can be ranked. The end product of the study is a clear, concise report which presents the proposed project’s objectives, with conclusions and recommendations for the next phase.

Target Audience: 
This course is designed for anyone involved with projects, business ventures or new business ideas. If you need to understand how to streamline the process of evaluating a feasibility study’s outcomes to aid towards solid decision making, you will benefit from attending.

Program Learning Outcomes:
•    Solid understanding of the need, function, and types of Feasibility Studies
•    Understanding of the Market Analysis 
•    Understanding of the Technical Analysis 
•    Understanding of the Financial Analysis 
•    Reporting writing skills requirements for Feasibility Report

This training program aims to enable participants to understand, analyze, and measure investment risks in a practical way. The program focuses on key risk types related to markets, assets, and investment portfolios. It also covers risk-return analysis, diversification, and risk mitigation tools.

The course will cover the financial statement modelling principles, and best practices where participants will learn practical skills for building forecast models of financial statement in Excel starting with the analysis of historical data set. Models will be structured from the underlying assumptions and drivers and translated into a dynamic operating model that results in a fully integrated forecast of income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. This model is fundamental and can be used in financial valuation models.

Understanding of Finance and accounting are needed for professional working in non- finance areas of organization for overall decision support. This knowledge is at the heart of every organization and is helpful to all decision makers. This learning path covers Fundamental knowledge of basic concepts at an introductory level of finance and accounting.  Focus of training is on understanding how financial accounting data needed at  an organization and how essential concepts can help to create familiarity with basic financial statements and that  this  data can be included in various reports. Discussion will include how financial statements are generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control purpose. It is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting to understand finance and accounting concepts to be more aware of performance matrices used by organizations.

Finance and accounting are at the heart of every organization. This learning path covers the essentials of finance and accounting and how financial data is generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control and is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting. This course focuses on explaining the main SME finance principles, mainly focusing on credit risk analysis, the lending decision process and appropriate risk-taking intermediation as well as customer relationship management.

Working capital management is key to making sure a business has enough cash for day-to-day operations. Business professional and organization leaders involved in decision-making need a better understanding on the financial operations of a business and the key is to understand and manage working capital in an efficient manner to improve liquidity, operations and various related areas and the value of the firm.

Finance and accounting are at the heart of every organization. This learning path covers the essentials of finance and accounting and how financial data is generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control and is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting. This course focuses on explaining the main SME finance principles, mainly focusing on credit risk analysis, the lending decision process and appropriate risk-taking intermediation as well as customer relationship management.

Understanding of Finance and accounting are needed for professional working in non- finance areas of organization for overall decision support. This knowledge is at the heart of every organization and is helpful to all decision makers. This learning path covers Fundamental knowledge of basic concepts at an introductory level of finance and accounting.  Focus of training is on understanding how financial accounting data needed at  an organization and how essential concepts can help to create familiarity with basic financial statements and that  this  data can be included in various reports. Discussion will include how financial statements are generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control purpose. It is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting to understand finance and accounting concepts to be more aware of performance matrices used by organizations.

Program Overview
CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) is a professional certification awarded by the prestigious IMA® (Institute of Management accountants), dedicated to the management accounting profession. It has become the benchmark for measuring an individual’s knowledge and skills in the field of management accounting and is globally recognized. CMA professionals play a key role in the financial sector of any organization hence contributing to its growth. 
SIDF Academy, being IMA’s approved platinum CMA course provider, ensures the highest quality of exam preparation to earn your certification. 

Target Audience
CMA course is suitable for professionals who wish to acquire advanced skills in strategic financial management, thereby opening a door for multiple career opportunities.
Fresh graduates having the dream of becoming management accounting professionals.

Program Outcomes
1.     Financial decision & analysis 
2.    Strategy, planning & performance. 
3.    Professional ethics & values

Program Overview
Budgeting and cost controls are imperative   for the management of contemporary organizations. In order to stay competitive, firms make sure that their sought-after strategies have sufficient resource allocation and performance measurement. To achieve this objective, cost control through efficient budgeting is of paramount importance. In addressing these issues, this training course provides participants with the budgeting process and management and draws upon the cost control mechanism with appropriate accountability.  In a friendly person to person style, this program deals with tactical issues in budgeting, includes examples and covers all aspects of budgeting & control: income, expense, production, projects and the like.

Target Audience
 Junior managers, supervisors and analysts who prepare or use financial budgets.

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand budgeting fundamentals in small enterprises
2.    Build a solid foundation in how budgeting supports financial stability, decision making, and growth in small business environments.
3.    Examine budgeting methodologies and practical approaches
4.    Explore different budgeting methods such as incremental, zero based, and activity-based budgeting, and understand when and how to apply each.
5.    Apply budgeting techniques for effective cost control
6.    Use learned tools and methods to plan budgets, monitor expenditures, analyze variances, and improve cost management in real work scenarios.

Program Overview
 Demand forecasting involves using historical data to estimate and predict future demand by predictive analytics. Thus, it helps individuals to make better - informed decisions in the areas like sales & marketing, budgeting, production planning, inventory and supply chain management for the organization. This course is intended towards understanding the basic and advanced techniques of time-series forecasting and their use in industries. Participants will learn how to read time-series data to build appropriate models for demand forecasting and to optimize the model parameters for forecast accuracy.

Target Audience
This program is primarily meant for senior specialist and supervisors working in planning, sales & marketing, budgeting and supply chain management areas to enable them to take data-driven decisions. 

Program Outcomes
1.    Develop an analytical mindset
2.    Building spreadsheet forecast models based on historical data 
3.    Optimization model parameters for forecast accuracy 
4.    Identify areas in organization where forecasting can be used for improvement

Program Overview
Understanding of Finance and accounting are needed for professional working in non- finance areas of organization for overall decision support. This knowledge is at the heart of every organization and is helpful to all decision makers. This learning path covers Fundamental knowledge of basic concepts at an introductory level of finance and accounting.  Focus of training is on understanding how financial accounting data needed at  an organization and how essential concepts can help to create familiarity with basic financial statements and that  this  data can be included in various reports. Discussion will include how financial statements are generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control purpose. It is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting to understand finance and accounting concepts to be more aware of performance matrices used by organizations.

Target Audience 
Professionals and functional managers who need know how of Accounting/Finance Terminology for developing needed concepts for understanding and evaluating performance on financial metrics and study reports with finance and accounting information

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand components of financial statements.
2.    Analyse the three financial statements: Balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow.
3.    Understand the essentials of budgeting and Working Capital Management
4.    Understand the essentials of the investment process. NPV and Capital Budgeting
5.    Understanding of Cash flow management for non-financial professionals

Program Overview
Understanding of Finance and accounting are needed for professional working in non- finance areas of organization for overall decision support. This knowledge is at the heart of every organization and is helpful to all decision makers. This learning path covers Fundamental knowledge of basic concepts at an introductory level of finance and accounting.  Focus of training is on understanding how financial accounting data needed at  an organization and how essential concepts can help to create familiarity with basic financial statements and that  this  data can be included in various reports. Discussion will include how financial statements are generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control purpose. It is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting to understand finance and accounting concepts to be more aware of performance matrices used by organizations.

Target Audience 
Professionals and functional managers who need know how of Accounting/Finance Terminology for developing needed concepts for understanding and evaluating performance on financial metrics and study reports with finance and accounting information

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand components of financial statements.
2.    Analyse the three financial statements: Balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow.
3.    Understand the essentials of budgeting and Working Capital Management
4.    Understand the essentials of the investment process. NPV and Capital Budgeting
5.    Understanding of Cash flow management for non-financial professionals

Program Overview
A practical training program that focuses on integrating sustainability into the business model by understanding its different dimensions and linking them to organizational strategy.

Target Audience
Professionals interested in sustainability in the industrial sector
Employees of the Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand the concept of business sustainability and its importance for modern organizations
2.    Differentiate between sustainability and philanthropy
3.    Link sustainability to organizational strategy
4.    Ability to read and understand sustainability reports

Program Overview
Finance and accounting are at the heart of every organization. This learning path covers the essentials of finance and accounting and how financial data is generated, reported, and used for financial analysis, decision making and control and is helpful to all professionals with little and no knowledge of finance and accounting. This course focuses on explaining the main SME finance principles, mainly focusing on credit risk analysis, the lending decision process and appropriate risk-taking intermediation as well as customer relationship management.

Target Audience
 Individuals who want to gain a basic understanding of finance and accounting concepts to know the core fundamentals of how money flows in a business and how to ‘read’ the financial statements.

Program Outcomes
1.    Understand the fundamentals of finance, investment, risk, budgeting, and accounting.
2.    Analyse the three financial statements: Balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow.
3.    Understand the essentials of budgeting.
4.    Understand the essentials of the investment process.
5.    Using different methods to analyse financial statements of a corporation.

Program Overview
CMA® (Certified Management Accountant) is a professional certification awarded by the prestigious IMA® (Institute of Management accountants), dedicated to the management accounting profession. It has become the benchmark for measuring an individual’s knowledge and skills in the field of management accounting and is globally recognized. CMA professionals play a key role in the financial sector of any organization hence contributing to its growth. 

Target Audience
CMA course is suitable for professionals who wish to acquire advanced skills in strategic financial management, thereby opening a door for multiple career opportunities.
Fresh graduates having the dream of becoming management accounting professionals.

Program Outcomes
1.     Financial decision & analysis 
2.    Strategy, planning & performance. 
3.    Professional ethics & values

Program Overview
The Generative AI for Leaders Program is designed to equip leaders with the understanding and skills to leverage generative AI technologies effectively in their organizations. The program spans one, two, and three days, with each format providing a tailored depth of knowledge and practical applications. 

Target Audience
C-suite management that wants to develop a powerful, value-based application GenAI to achieve greater success for their team and organization. 
Senior leaders and entrepreneurs who aim to strategically incorporate AI into their business. 

Program Outcomes

1.    Understanding of Generative AI concepts and differences from traditional AI. 
2.    Identify ways to leverage generative AI for innovation and efficiency. 
3.    Recognize use cases in various business areas. 
4.    Understand models like GANs and VAEs. 
5.    Develop strategies for integrating generative AI into organizational workflows. 
6.    Learn to identify and mitigate risks associated with generative AI.