Jadarat
Saudi Arabia's national employment and skills platform connecting job seekers with employers through competency-based matching and career development services.
Definition
Jadarat (Arabic for “competencies”) is Saudi Arabia’s national digital employment platform managed by HRDF, designed to match Saudi job seekers with private-sector employers based on skills, qualifications, and competencies rather than traditional credentials alone.
Overview
Jadarat was launched as a next-generation employment platform replacing the earlier Taqat system. The platform uses competency-based matching algorithms to connect Saudi job seekers with relevant employment opportunities across the private sector. Unlike traditional job boards that rely on keyword matching of CVs and job descriptions, Jadarat assesses candidates’ verified skills and competencies to improve the quality of employer-candidate matches.
The platform offers job seekers a range of services including job search and application, skills assessment, career guidance, training recommendations, and labour market intelligence. For employers, Jadarat provides candidate sourcing, screening, and reporting tools that streamline the Saudi recruitment process and support Nitaqat compliance.
Jadarat integrates with other HRDF programmes including Tamheer (on-the-job training), Wusool (transportation), and Qurrah (childcare), creating a unified digital ecosystem that supports the full employment journey from skills development through job matching to employment retention.
Key Facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Operator | Human Resources Development Fund (HRDF) |
| Replaces | Taqat (previous employment platform) |
| Approach | Competency-based matching |
| Services | Job search, skills assessment, career guidance |
| Employer Tools | Candidate sourcing, screening, Nitaqat reporting |
| Integration | Linked to Tamheer, Wusool, Qurrah programmes |
Role in Vision 2030
Jadarat is the digital backbone of Saudi Arabia’s labour market transformation under Vision 2030. By improving the efficiency of job matching between Saudi nationals and private-sector employers, the platform directly supports Saudisation targets and the goal of reducing unemployment to 7 percent. The competency-based approach also incentivizes skills development, as job seekers can improve their matching prospects by acquiring verified competencies.
The platform provides labour market intelligence that informs policy decisions about training priorities, sector-specific interventions, and the alignment of educational outputs with employer demand — a critical feedback loop for the Human Capability Development Program.