Eighty nine percent of citizens want to develop professional and technical skills, according to a survey conducted by the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) at the recently concluded 30th Janadriyah Festival. The TVTC poll, which was a random survey of male and female visitors, also revealed that 79 percent of the respondents preferred to deal with Saudi technicians rather than expatriates, while 21 percent did **t care as long as there was quality work produced. Among the respondents, 83 percent agreed that the TVTC?s participation in the event helped to motivate children to develop these skills.