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Wednesday, November 25 - 2009

Ducab vocational educational employees travel to Hofmann Engineering in Perth, Australia

  • United Arab Emirates: Thursday, August 06 - 2009 at 09:25
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Ducab, the leading cable manufacturer in the Middle East, has arranged to send two of its top UAE National vocational educational employees to Australia for international training and experience for a month.

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  • Left to right: Mansour Al Jedayeh, Ali Tamimi, Dr.Saeed Al Barwani, Mohd Al Zaabi.
    Left to right: Mansour Al Jedayeh, Ali Tamimi, Dr.Saeed Al Barwani, Mohd Al Zaabi.
The two vocational educational employees; Mr. Mohammed Al Zaabi and Mr. Obaid Ali Tamimi, joined Ducab in 2008 as Operators.

As graduates of the Institute of Applied Technology (IAT) and Vocational Educations Development Centre (VEDC), Mohammed and Obaid were hand-picked by Ducab's National Development Program (NDP) team in collaboration with the college of TAFE based on their recent achievements at Ducab.

"I am very proud of Mohammed and Obaid, it is always great to see UAE nationals strive to have such outstanding performance and create a glamorous path for their future at a young age, it is an honour for Ducab to have such talented people and an opportunity for Ducab to support the future of tomorrow." said Mr. Ahmad Bin Hassan Al Shaikh, Chairman of Ducab Mohammed and Obaid will spend the next month gaining valuable international experience working at Hoffman Engineering in Perth, Australia where they will be able to increase their skills and gain valuable insight into how industrial manufacturing companies operate overseas.

"Ducab has always taken pride in its employees who are the source of Ducab's past, present and future success. As part of Ducab's goals and values, it ensures that all our employees are always supported by different trainings and special programs. We are very pleased with this great opportunity, and wish the youngest of our team the very best." said Andrew Shaw, Ducab's Managing Director.

In 2007, Ducab signed a MoU with IAT to support its students and this is the first overseas work placement that is organized for an IAT graduate is a first.

Commenting on the news, Dr. Abdullatif Al Shamsi, Director of IAT said:
"We are thrilled to see how far out students have come in such a short period of time. We wish them all the success in their endeavours overseas and hope that they will be an inspiration and role model to their younger colleagues."


Ducab's National Development Program was initiated in 2008 and currently has 60 UAE nationals enrolled in it. This program which includes training sessions, tasks and challenging goals is a platform for Ducab's UAE national employees career path and a guide to their future.

This trip guarantees great benefits for both the development of the employees and the growth of the company.

"It is an opportunity of a lifetime for the young employees to get experience in the beginning of their professional life that is benchmarked to international standards. This is the sort of experience that enables future generations to think globally" said Dr. Saeed Al Barwani, GM of HR and Information Technology Systems.
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About Ducab
Ducab is jointly owned by the Governments of Dubai and Abu Dhabi (50% each) and has one of the most modern manufacturing units in the region. It occupies an area of 590,000 square meters of land in Jebel Ali, Dubai and nearly 330,000 square meters in Mussafah, Abu Dhabi spread over 2 factories. Today, Ducab produces over 90,000 copper tones equivalent of low voltage, medium and high voltage cables, emerging as the leader and the first choice of prestigious customers in the Middle East. Ducab's product range covers High Voltage cables up to 132kV, Ducab Powerplus Medium Voltage cables up to 33kV, Low Voltage power cables, control & auxiliary, wiring and lead-sheathed cables, Ducab-Smokemaster, Low Smoke and Fume cables, and Ducab-FR (Fire Resistance Cables), cable accessories and Ducab connect (Connectors & Tooling) , as well as copper rod that Ducab manufacture in their own copper rod plant.

Ducab is an ISO 9001:2000 certified company for both its factories. The Abu Dhabi factory was recently awarded an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certificate and an OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety certificate by BASEC (British Approval Services for Cables). The cables comply with and are approved to the full British Standard of the Loss Prevention Certificate Board (LPCB) and Lloyd's Register, UK. These certifications are the latest in a string of recognitions achieved by the company including a two time winner of Gulf Excellence Award, two time winner of Dubai Quality Award, Gold category 2004 & 1998.

Ducab was recently honoured with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Business Excellence Award for their achievements in the manufacturing sector; this was at an award ceremony in April 2009 in the presence of H.H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.

Ducab has also won other awards such as the Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD) Chairman's Award for Outstanding Economic Value Creation in the Industrial Sector.

About TAFE
Central TAFE is Western Australia's first post-secondary education institution having run its first classes on 16 May 1900.

Now one of Australia's largest TAFE colleges, Central TAFE trains more than 25,000 students, including 1300 from overseas.

With innovative training that has been developed with industry, for the needs of industry, Central TAFE is committed to building the workforce of the future.

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