e-Careers and Saudi Arabia Partner to Propel Online Learning via FutureX

Editorial Team

Last updated 16-12-2025

3 min

e-Careers partners with Saudi Arabia’s National eLearning Centre to offer online courses via FutureX.

The collaboration aligns with Saudi Vision 2030, focusing on a tech-ready workforce.

Initially, the courses will focus on CIPD-accredited HR programmes.

Andrew Arkley emphasises supporting career shifts, with 600,000 learners trained worldwide.

FutureX provides flexible course access to meet the needs of working adults.

e-Careers, a UK-based online learning provider, has struck a new partnership with Saudi Arabia’s National eLearning Centre, opening the door for learners across the Kingdom to access its portfolio through FutureX. If you’ve followed Arageek for a while, you’ll know we’re always drawn to stories where digital learning meets national ambitions, and this one fits the bill rather neatly.

The agreement ties in closely with Saudi Vision 2030, especially the push to build a workforce ready for a tech-driven economy. With this move, e-Careers will make its internationally recognised qualifications available to Saudi learners, covering areas like tech, data, digital and finance. At the start, there’ll be a big emphasis on HR programmes accredited by CIPD, which I reckon will appeal to professionals looking to move up the ladder without the usual faff of traditional study routes.

Andrew Arkley, Regional Director for the GCC at e-Careers, said the company is keen to support people wanting to start, shift or advance their careers, noting that more than 600,000 learners worldwide have already gone through its training. On the flip side, the National eLearning Centre sounded equally committed. Dr Hajar Binasfour, its Deputy Director General for Empowerment, highlighted that the collaboration helps expand access to meaningful e-learning and connects Saudi learners with global expertise in a fast-changing world.

FutureX will act as the bridge between the two sides, giving users access to e-Careers’ digital platform, which includes flexible course options and instructors with industry backgrounds. And believe it or not, that flexibility still feels like a game-changer in markets where working adults often struggle to fit education around everything else… you know?

What stands out here is how both organisations are trying to push digital learning beyond the buzzwords. I remember chatting with a founder at a Riyadh event who said that online qualifications still faced scepticism a few years ago—today they’re becoming spot on for upskilling at scale. This partnership seems to tap directly into that shift, even if it’s still early days.

For those curious about the full course list, e-Careers has published the details on its website. The collaboration may not grab big headlines just yet, but it definately shows how global and regional players are gradually stitching together a broader learning ecosystem for Saudi Arabia’s fast-evolving economic landscape.

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