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NAMA Center, a member of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, is set to introduce four free training courses for the month of February. The new programmes, designed by International Labour Organisation (ILO), target young men and women aspiring to discover their potential, hone their skills, and contribute effectively to the economic and social development in Qatar.
The centre has launched its training plan for the year 2017 in light of the success of the training courses held during the past years. NAMA Center has announced that it is now accepting registration requests.
“We are pleased to announce that we have completed the preparations for our training programmes and courses for the year 2017 and are now accepting applications from ambitious young men and women wishing to join,” said Mariam bint Abdullatif Al Mannai, Director of the Community Services Department, and the Director in charge of running NAMA’s affairs.
“ The new programmes and courses have been designed by the ILO, so as to ensure training content meets the trainees’ requirements on all fronts including planning for new projects, setting them in motion, and developing and improving already established ones, by providing them with the latest knowledge and skills in accordance with the highest international standards.”
An integrated curriculum has been designed to qualify and provide entrepreneurs with managerial skills, using the Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) curriculum adopted by the ILO. Elements of the curriculum is adapted to the nature of the Qatari culture and environment to present the framework of practical workshops containing some of the training programmes. The courses include Generate Your Business Idea (GYBI) programme, Start Your Business (SYB) programme and Improve Your Business (IYB) programme
“Identify and Start Your Business” programme, which includes GYBI and SYB programmes, starts today.
The remaining sessions are a set of modules within the Improve Your Business (IYB) programme. The "Marketing Basics" course, from February 5 to 8, aims to enable youth to identify customers and competitors, achieve customer satisfaction, improve selling skills, and develop marketing plans.
The “Procurement and Inventory Management” course, from February 19 to 22, aims to enable trainees to recognise the importance of the procurement, assessing the project’s requirements, the steps to an effective purchase, the importance of inventory management, how to use and regularly check those records, in addition to learning the skills that will help them in controlling their project’s inventory. The “personnel and operation management” course, from February 26 until March 1, aims to enable trainees to determine the relationship between people and productivity, how to influence productivity, hiring productive personnel, encouraging employees to be productive, and ensuring the safety of workers.
These courses are available to all aspiring and established entrepreneurs from all segments of Qatari society and all nationalities, holding all levels of education, targeted at the age group of 18 to 45 years old.
