On January 3, 2018, Gulf Business reported that driving instructors are being hired at Riyadh's all-women Princess Nourah University. You can read the story below, and link to it on-line here.
Note: in the story below there are several related links of interest.
Saudi Arabia’s Princess Nourah Bin Abdulrahman University has begun
accepting applications for driving instructor positions after confirming
plans to setup a school last year.
The university, which is claimed to be the largest institution of its
kind for women globally, confirmed plans for the school days after
Saudi monarch King Salman announced a decree to allow women to drive
from June next year.
Read: Saudi university to set up driving school for women
The driving academy on the university campus will provide both theoretical and practical driving lessons.
General supervisor for media management, Amani Al-Hammad, told Arab News instructor applications are now being accepted through the university website.
Applicants must have a valid driver’s licence and a certified
trainer’s permit and be either Saudi or a resident, suggesting the
majority will be male.
However, the process is also open to women in Riyadh who have a valid driver’s licence obtained abroad.
Demand for driving lessons is expected to significantly increase this year as women prepare to take to the roads.
Read: Saudi driving schools to accept women from March
Driving schools are expected to begin accepting women from March but
many female citizens and residents have already travelled abroad to
obtain international licences that can be converted for local use after
the June 24 deadline.
Read: Saudi women have spent $3.1m to obtain driving licences abroad
Under recent rule changes from Saudi’s Directorate General of
Traffic, drivers must take 30 to 120 hours of lessons before taking a
test to obtain a licence.
A survey released in October indicated more than four fifths of women
in the kingdom plan to get behind the wheel when the ban is lifted.
Read: Study reveals 82% of Saudi women plan to drive
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