RIYADH: Ten trainees of the Technical and Vocational Training Corp. in Saudi Arabia won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition in Malaysia from May 7-14, which saw the participation of 33 countries. Three Saudi trainees achieved gold medals: Asa’ad Sultan Al-Rifi in industrial design, Ammar Haroun Mansour in automation and operation, and Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Bakri in multimedia for information and telecommunications technology. Five trainees achieved silver medals: Rami Ghazi Al-Rashidi and Amer Saeed Al-Johani in automation and operation, Abdullah Abdulaziz Al-Muzail in industrial design, Abdulrahman Mohammed Al-Ansari in environment, and Mohammed Yousef Al-Sarhan in machinery and equipment technology. Two trainees achieved bronze medals: Ali Saad Al-Ghamdi in automation and operation and Bader Khalid Al-Mutairi in smart telecommunications. TVTC earlier held a preparation program for nominated trainees to participate in ITEX 2023 in a number of tracks. In this program, trainees’ projects were presented to ensure they aligned with the standards of this year’s competition. The program was held to provide participants with the skills needed to exhibit their work and the opportunity to develop their projects for the competition, which contributes to fostering talent in accordance with Vision 2030 objectives.