Undergraduate co-operative training

Rabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company (Petro Rabigh) provides educational opportunities and on-job training to junior and senior students to support their academic development, help build their characters and life skills with a focus on safety principles. This is to enable the students to achieve their maximum potential and enhance their future opportunities.

Undergraduate Cooperative Training Program:
Junior and senior students whose universities and colleges require that they have a practical training prior to graduation are eligible to enroll in this program

Admission Requirements Where applications are considered based on the availability of vacancies and the following criteria:

• The applicant's cumulative average must not be less than (2.5/4) or (3.5/5) or its equivalent. Priority is given to candidates with high grades.
• The required training period should be from a minimum of two weeks to a maximum of eight weeks. The period is to be determined in the letter addressed to the company.
• The applicant must not have graduated from his/her university and college.
• Applicants must complete the entire training period.
• It is not allowed to register study materials during the training period.

Offered benefits during the program period:

• Monthly reward
• A housing unit will be provided for eligible male and female students according to the housing plan of Petro Rabigh, and escorts are not allowed inside the housing.

The required documents:
Candidates for this program must submit the following documents:

• A copy of the civil status card
• A copy of the latest official transcript of grades
• A letter from the university containing the purpose and duration of the training.

Program Goals
The program is designed to fulfill the following objectives:

• Providing students with an opportunity to enrich their university experiences by linking academic studies with the actual work environment. Students will also have the opportunity to assess their professional interests in their field of specialization.
• Enabling colleges and universities to evaluate the academic preparation of their students through the report of the student's university training program, and oral statements.
• These assessments help colleges and universities ensure the effectiveness of academic training in preparing students for their future working lives.
• Giving students the opportunity to acquire new skills, innovative thinking, practice problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Important dates:

• Registration in the program begins on Saturday, Safar 19, 1443 AH, corresponding to September 26, 2021 AD,
  and ends on Tuesday, Rabi` al-Thani 25 - 1443 AH, corresponding to November 30, 2021 AD.
• The training program begins on Jumada Al-Thani 13-1443 AH, corresponding to January 16, 2022 AD.