Around 80 volunteer mentors, largely comprised of Qatari nationals, recently received training from the Bedaya Centre and Qatar Shell to coach hundreds of students from Doha and the Northern Communities who will participate in the ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2014’.
The ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ (ECQ) is a programme that encourages the spirit of entrepreneurship among young people by equipping them with practical skills to develop their business acumen, team work and strategic thinking.
ECQ is delivered to students by volunteer mentors from a variety of professional backgrounds, some of which are business owners with experience in establishing and leading successful businesses. More than 100 volunteer mentors will deliver the training for students at schools and universities this year.
The recent training sessions aimed at equipping volunteers with the needed skills to coach students on ethical concepts and general business, in addition to the ability to train other mentors who will take part in the ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2014’. Volunteers will begin mentoring school and university students in September.
Commenting on the benefits of such youth initiatives, Walid Hadeid from Bedaya Centre said: “Given that today’s youth will be tomorrow’s business leaders who will essentially help diversify Qatar’s economy, it is important for people with a passion for enterprise to volunteer for this important challenge. This is why I am volunteering as a mentor to ECQ for the second time, in full support of Bedaya and Qatar Shell’s mission to spread the entrepreneurial spirit among young people.”
Salah Al Malek, The Mentors Recruitment Lead at Qatar Shell, and a volunteer mentor at the ECQ comments on his experience with the mentors training: “Qatar Shell and Bedaya provide mentors with specialized training to deliver the ECQ. Our role as mentors is to teach students practical and ethical business operations, and support student teams to achieve the highest possible score in the computer-based Business Simulation competition. It is great to see this large turnout of volunteers who would like to serve their community and country and to see the great abilities and energy of Qatari volunteers.”
The Peninsula
