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Sharjah continues to enhance skill levels
and communication capabilities of hotel front line staff
Sharjah Commerce and Tourism
Development Authority, SCTDA,
has announced that it has enhanced
the skill levels of 168 front
line employees from the emirate’s
hotels since the launch of the
“Marhabtain” (Means Welcome)
initiative.
Speaking during a visit organised
on Al Noor Island for participants
of the fifth ‘marhabtian front line
training course, Khalid Jasim Al
Midfa, Chairman of SCTDA, pointed
out that by the end of the year
the Authority will have trained
over 300 front line staff as Sharjah
continues to cement its position
on the regional and global
tourism map as a perfect family
destination.
SCTDA is keen to promote the latest
developments in Sharjah’s
tourism sector and add value and
quality to the tourism products.
Frontline staff in hotels have an
important role in raising Sharjah’s
tourism profile through their direct
communication with tourists
and guests.
The Marhabtain program has set
ambitious targets and just one of
these will be to keep the staff up
to date with Sharjah’s latest tourism
developments, and enhance
their skill levels and communication
capabilities to enable them
to offer the best tourism services
based on the highest international
standards," Al Midfa said.
The latest round of training included
34 frontline staff from 14
hotels in Sharjah. The employees
were from reception, bookings,
hospitality, and room services
sections. The training is envisaged
to enable them to promote
Burj Khalifa launches postage stamp
to celebrate 6th anniversary
Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, has marked its 6th anniversary by
releasing its first dedicated postage stamp. The commemorative stamp,
launched in partnership with Emirates Post, depicts Burj Khalifa rising majestically
above Downtown Dubai at sunset in all its resplendent glory.
Burj Khalifa is a global icon and the pride of our nation. One of the world’s
most visited tourist attractions; it is also a compelling testament to the cando
ability of Dubai and the city’s focus on promoting global partnerships. An
architectural marvel that pushes the boundaries of engineering and construction,
Burj Khalifa has become one of the most photographed monuments
in the past six years. The launch of the commemorative stamp is a
fitting tribute to the vision behind Burj Khalifa and the years of hard work
by thousands of professionals around the world that went into building it.
The stamp, now officially released, will also be on sale at retail kiosks at At
the Top, the Burj Khalifa observation deck.
the emirate of Sharjah as an attractive
tourist destination and
promote the prominent tourist attractions
and key leisure and cultural
facilities in the emirate.
This training program covered the
latest developments, notably the
promotion of Sharjah as a childfriendly
emirate with facilities and
health centers to attend to the
needs of the mother and child. It
also promoted Sharjah as the first
Healthy City in the region, a title
conferred by the World Health Organization
for meeting the criteria
set by the world organization’s
Healthy Cities Program.
HCT prepares students to join space industry and
knowledge economy
The Higher Colleges of Technology
(HCT) has set priorities for the next
five years, which include preparing
a generation of academically, scientifically
and professionally qualified
engineers to meet the requirements
of a knowledge-based economy, advanced
technology and the space
industry.
The HCT ambitions have no boundaries,
and they evolve to keep pace
with future aspirations and visions
of the wise leadership and the rapid
changes in science and technology.
Graduates are aimed to be the
job market’s first choice. Since the
announcement of the UAE entering
the global race to explore outer
space, there are new challenges for
the HCT related to preparing the
UAE nationals qualified to enter the
space industry. As the largest higher
education institution in the state,
(HCT 17 colleges include nearly
20,000 students in different emirates),
the HCT will be a huge contributor
to the emergence of the UAE in
the demanding field of space.
The American University in Dubai,
AUD, in partnership with The Initiative
for Women in Business at
the Rotman School of Management,
University of Toronto, has launched
a joint professional development
program for senior women business
leaders from the UAE, which
will take place on the University of
Toronto Campus.
The Leadership Excellence Program
for UAE Women Executives
is a week-long intensive course,
from May 30th to June 3rd, 2016,
which aims to empower senior level
women executives with the skills
and self-development to take their
careers further. Participants will
A 5-year MoU has been signed between
HCT and the UAE Space
Agency through which both entities
will seek to develop human capital
and attract national competencies
to the space sector, through granting
scholarships, developing academic
programs, building advanced
laboratories specialized in space
programs and satellite systems,
providing practical training opportunities
for students and supporting
their employment in the relevant
institutions.
The space industry requires professional
expertise in various fields
such as engineering, technological,
mechanical, electrical, mechatronics,
electronic and aeronautical engineering.
All these disciplines are
gain strategic decision-making and
leadership skills, and learn how to
influence and inspire teams.
The Initiative for Women in Business
being taught in our colleges and are
characterized by distinguished outputs,
in light of their dependence
on the applied vocational education
based on the 'learning by doing'
principle.
A total of 5,554 students in colleges
are studying engineering disciplines,
including 326 students
studying aerospace engineering.
The UAE leadership has great expectations
for the space sector. The
Emirates Mars Mission and the announcement
of the Mohammed bin
Rashid Space Centre team in charge
of designing and building the Hope
Probe to reach the Red Planet, are
all inspiring projects that encourage
the youth to major in space science
disciplines
AUD and University of Toronto launch Leadership
Excellence Programme for UAE women executives
has been committed to strengthening
the female talent pipeline since
2008 through tailored programming
for each stage of a woman's career.
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