College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) was a showcase of technical excellence recently when more than 550 students took part in 35 competitions during the 5th Annual CNA-Q Skills Competition. The event was sponsored by Qatar Petrochemical Company (Qapco).
“The CNA-Q Skills Competition demonstrates the value of technical education and how it translates to tangible, employable skills for our graduates,” said Dr Ken MacLeod, President, CNA-Q. “Your real-world skills make you incredible valuable for your future employees – you are job-ready when you graduate.”
Across the campus students were involved in competitions ranging from website design to chemical analysis, public speaking to health scenarios. When the day-long competition was finished, the students had the opportunity to relax during the awards ceremony, when 164 awards were presented by the Deans of Business Studies, Engineering Technology, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Language Studies & Academics and Technician Preparatory Programme.
For the second year, event sponsor Qapco, represented by Abdullah Ahmed Naji, Learning & Development Manager, presented a highest achiever award. Noor Al Sheeb, a Business Studies student in the Human Resources programme, also took first place in the Job Search competition. The judges commented on her ability to remain poised in a stressful situation while also sharing the knowledge she has gained at CNA-Q.
Dr Mohammed Yousef Al Mulla, Vice Chairman & CEO of Qapco thanked Dr Ken Macleod and his team at CNA-Q for giving Qapco the opportunity to be the sponsor for this great event for the second year.
In addition to prizes and recognition to the college community and their employers, 2015 Skills winners will have the opportunity to travel to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in May to witness the Canada National Skills Competition as honorary members of Team Newfoundland and Labrador.The Peninsula
