MANAGING KNOWLEDGE IN A SAUDI VOCATION TRAINING ORGANIZATION

Abstract

This paper addresses in the first concept Knowledge Management (OKM) and its theoretical foundations as an alternative to the aging paradigm of Information Management. Then it proposes a practical case dealing with a unique experience of a young training institution where Knowledge Management is reshaping most of the traditional areas of management, not to say life on the campus at Madina College
of Tourism & Hotels (MCTH).

Some initiatives have been successfully put underway based mainly on ICT solutions. They range from college's web­site to an adequate ELearning environment.

The case is therefore put forward where a good blend of technical tools, a high human dedication/ persuasion as well as appropriate management could yield far­reaching overall performances as far as Knowledge Management is concerned. 

The above­mentioned initiatives would not have been materialized without a strong technical will by the General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training (GOTEVT) as well as a very ambitious program by the young leadership of the college totally acquainted with and devoted to Knowledge Management concept.