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GETX - Desktop certification
With IT literacy now a basic demand for any desk-based employee, bringing staff up to a recognised standard of competency is becoming critical. SitesPower is one of the training institutes exhibiting at this week's Gulf Education and Training Exhibition. Vice President Mohamad Rabbat explains the importance of desktop certification.
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GETX - Computer competence
The International Computer Driving License - or ICDL - is becoming the accepted standard for IT literacy worldwide. It is even being implemented in several countries as a required qualification for teachers and civil servants. Rich MacLaren, Program Director for ICDL UAE, explains the benefits.
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Insight: Tanmia
Tanmia, the UAE organisation set up to boost emiratisation of the work force, has signed a deal with Dubal to recruit 110 UAE nationals in three different categories. Ayesh Al Barguthi, Director of the Employment & Skills Development Centre, explains Tanmia's job matching service.
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Interview: Dr Stephen Covey
Dr Stephen Covey is best known as the author of 1989 bestseller "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People", which has sold more than 13 million copies in 36 languages. He is currently one of the world's leading speakers on entrepreneurship and corporate leadership. Dr Covey spoke exclusively to AME Info Broadcast at a recent seminar in Dubai.
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Principle Centred Leadership
More than 150 delegates from businesses have been discovering how to unleash human potential in their organisations. Experts from FranklinCovey talked about how to focus employees and motivate a sense of common purpose, as Facilitation Manager Margarite Rouhani explains.
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Training the business elite
Directors at the Rotterdam School of Management have been in Dubai, recruiting the leading executives of tomorrow to go on their management courses. Mike Page, Dean of the School, sees strong demand in the United Arab Emirates, particularly for the overseas exposure that the School offers.
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Insight: UAE further education
The University of Wollongong in Dubai is introducing a range of new practical courses in areas such as engineering and shipping logistics to cater for market demand. Professor John Evans, Dean of the University, says the UAE education sector is going through an interesting stage of development, with a lot of debate over the direction it should take.
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CIE setting international standards
With the ecucation rapidly expanding in the UAE and region-wide, the University of Cambridge Internal Examinations (CIE) has opened a new office in Dubai. Paul Lewis, Director Middle East & North Africa, explains how CIE offers qualifications ranging from high school examinations to vocational courses.
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2004 Forecast: Element K
Global E-learning provider Element K recently formed a strategic alliance with Microsoft, and is expanding its operations to the whole region with bilingual courses, including the globally recognised International Computer Driving License (ICDL) exam. Jamil Ezzo, General Manager for Element K, believes increasing e-government services will mean increasing demand for educating both citizens and government employees.
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Business backs E-biz Challenge
Zayed University's second E-biz Challenge competition has attracted strong corporate support. The Challenge aims to identify and encourage future talent, linking e-innovative business ideas to national resources.
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Interview: Badriya Al Tamimi, DQG
Dubai Quality Group is hosting the Quality In Education Conference 2003. It's to raise awareness of the need for quality managment systems in educational organisations to achieve high standards. DQG General Manager Badriya Al Tamimi outlines the group's aims.
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University Meets the Challenge
The University of Wollongong in Dubai has been given a name change as part of the process to get full UAE accreditation. It's also set to open a second campus in the new Dubai Knowledge Village.
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E-learning for E-citizens
As government services increasingly go online, it's vital that citizens are IT literate and internet-enabled to make use of them. To accelerate IT penetration in society, Dubai e-Goverment is running e4all.
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