Doha: Qatargas has shed light on its approach to quality human capital development in the 8th GCC Quality Conference which was held on 10th November at Sheraton Doha Hotel, the company said in a statement today.
Learning and Development Manager at Qatargas Adnan Hassan Al Shaibi, presented a paper at the conference titled "Quality Human Capital Development," in which he shared Qatargas’ experience in implementing and utilising Talent Management as a tool and process to ensure the presence of a high caliber and diverse workforce, which is one of the five pillars Qatargas’ direction statement sits on.
He noted that Qatargas’ talent management is the structured process by which managers and supervisors define the skills, knowledge, and attitude required for different positions and checking, via assessment and performance appraisal, that the positions’ requirements are demonstrated by employees across the Company.
:Skills are continuously developed, any gaps identified from the performance management cycle, technical competence assessments or development needs for future successors are addressed by tailored development plans. In this regard, Qatargas adopts the most effective '70-20-10' formula to build people’s competence. This formula is based on the principle that people develop 70 per cent of their competencies from real life and on-the-job tasks and assignments; 20 per cent from feedback and from observing and working with and being coached by role models; and 10 per cent from formal training," he added.
Explaining the Company’s Qatarisation efforts, Al Shaibi said Qatargas offers various programs to attract Qatari nationals to the Company’s workforce and help develop their skills. Qatari nationals can join Qatargas as "Graduates" and a tailored program called an Individual Development Plan (IDP) is offered to them which includes development of their behavioural and technical skills.
Learning and Development Manager at Qatargas Adnan Hassan Al Shaibi explained that the Company also sponsors and provides scholarships to selected Qatari Nationals from universities and colleges who will be recruited as national graduates. Internships are offered to Qatari National High school and University students to provide them exposure to the LNG Industry.
As a result of the quality of the human capital development programme of Qatargas, Al Shaibi said, the Company has earned several international accreditations including the Gold level accreditation with ‘Investors in People,’ an international business improvement tool administered by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and supported by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
The 8th GCC Quality conference, organised by the Doha-based Gulf Development Centre, was attended by decision-makers, academicians, researchers and delegates from government organisations, non-governmental organisations and public and private sector companies. Main topics discussed at the conference included Quality and Human Skills; Role of Quality Systems in Developing Human Recourses; the Commitment of Top Management and its Role in Corporate Excellence; Success Stories: Preparation of the Second Line Managers; Quality and Customer Satisfaction; and the Role of Human Development in Achieving Customer Satisfaction.
Qatargas was established in 1984, and pioneered the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry in Qatar. Today, Qatargas is the largest LNG producing company in the world, with an annual LNG production capacity of 42 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) and is realising its vision to become the world’s premier LNG Company. Qatargas’ Ras Laffan Terminal Operations team operates all the oil products tank farms and related marine terminals at Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. Ras Laffan is the largest LNG and oil products export terminal in the world.
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