Qatar Airways has celebrated the achievements of more than 120 Qatari developees and direct hires in its (Al Darb) Qatarisation programme during a special ceremony at Al Gassar Resort, the carrier said in a statement today.
The Al Darb function, hosted by Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker, was attended by HE the Minister of Finance Ali Sharif Al-Emadi, HE the Minister of Labour Abdullah Saleh Al-Khulaifi, HE the Minister of Administrative Planning Issa Saad Al-Jafali Al-Nuaimi, Chairman of Ezdan Holding Group Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al-Thani, HE Qatar’s Ambassador to the US Mohammed Jaham Al-Kuwari and the Ambassador of the US in Doha Dana Smith.
Akbar Al Baker, said: “Our efforts to invest in young Qataris is in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030. We have worked very hard at developing Al Darb to ensure that we are offering a range of opportunities for different levels of Qatari nationals to progress, empower themselves, and most importantly to create a sustainable future for Qatar by investing in their talent and building a strong local workforce.” The new recruits, made up of students, developees and direct hires, have entered one of the nine educational and training programmes offered by the airline. These include: National Scholarship programme, Cadet Pilot programme, Aircraft Maintenance Engineering programme, Summer Internship programme, Graduate Development programme, Aviation Management programme, Airport Operations Management, Jossor Programme and the Massey University MBA programme.
Each programme participant has been provided with a customised programme to help them meet their needs and career aspirations through training, courses and a dedicated own performance coach.
Those acknowledged at last night’s event included eleven Cadet Pilots and four Engineers who graduated from their respective programmes and have now entered the Al Darb Qatarisation programme. Students who completed programmes at their various educational institutions were honoured in front of their families, peers and colleagues. Additionally, 22 Cadet Pilots and 10 Engineers who completed their training with the airlines’ Al Darb Qatarisation programme celebrated graduating to become First Officers and licensed Engineers respectively.
Al Darb, which is now in its fourth year, has grown steadily over the years with 450 students currently participating. Qatar Airways supports 23 majors and with offices in more than 130 destinations, Al Darb offers Qataris a huge range of job and growth opportunities within the organisation, as well as training opportunities with strategic partners like Boeing, Airbus, Thales and Rolls Royce.
Source : Qatar News Agency
