Riyadh, Safar 14, 1439, November 03, 2017, SPA -- Minister of Education Dr. Ahmed Al-Issa opened today a workshop on competency-based curricula held in Paris today, in the presence of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and Director of UNESCO's International Bureau of Education, Dr. Mmantsetsa Marope. The workshop discussed the importance of education in the path of economic and social development by creating skills and competencies to meet the future and modernize the curricula to cope with the future developments. -- SPA 16:34 LOCAL TIME 13:34 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w527278