HIPF is committed to provide sound education and training practices in the field of Plastics Technology. HIPF is accredited by ACCET (Accrediting Council for Continuing Education & Training), an International Accrediting and Awarding organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. HIPF follow the ACCET standard to ensure the quality assurance and continuous improvement at every level. HIPF is the first specialized institute to serve the plastics industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Established on 2004 and started its operation on September 2007 The Higher Institute for Plastics Fabrication was established as a non-profit institute in an agreement signed by the Saudi Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MOPM), and the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC), the SABIC Eastern Petrochemicals Company (SHARQ), and the Saudi Petrochemical Development Company (SPDC Ltd.), Japanese partner of Sharq. The establishment of HIPF aims to train Saudi youth to participate as skilled technicians in the booming plastics industry in the Kingdom under the supervision of Japanese experts with more than 30 years of experience from the prominent plastics industry in Japan. The institute offers a four-semester course that leads to a Diploma in Plastics Fabrication. The medium of instructions is English and trainings are conducted in industry-sized state-of-the-art plastics manufacturing plants. The Saudi Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) and various Saudi plastics companies provide tuition fees and salaries for trainees. Currently, we have more than 500 enrolled trainees who undergo intensive theoretical and practical training on plastics fabrication processes such as; Injection Molding, Blown Film Extrusion, Blow Molding, Pipe Extrusion, Sheet Extrusion and Thermoforming and Plastics Test Methods. تأسس المعهد العالي للصناعات البلاستيكية في شعبان ١٤٢٨هـ كمعهد غير ر�...