DOHA: Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has wrapped up the fifth edition of its Career Advisor Training Course (CATC), which aims to provide participants with essential career guidance and planning skills to assist young people in their career development journeys.
This edition of the course, offered only in English, brought together 15 career advisors, academic counsellors, and experts in career guidance and career development from leading Qatari organizations including QF, Awsaj Academy, Qatar Airways, and Qatar Petroleum.
Launched in 2015, the CATC is the first customized training program of its kind for career advisors in Qatar and the GCC region. The course is also certified by Kuder Inc, a world leader in career planning services. Abdulla Al Mansoori, Director, QCDC, said, “We are very pleased with the success of the fifth edition of our Career Advisor Training Course, which builds on the success of the program’s previous editions.”
Course instructors included Anita Abraham, Professional Development Specialist of Science, National Center for Educational Development, College of Education, Qatar University, who has worked in the field of education for 25 years; and Susanna Mascarenhas, Professional Development Specialist, National Center for Educational Development, College of Education, Qatar University, who, with a career spanning 28 years in Doha, has seen first-hand the growth of education in Qatar. Ahmed Al-Baker, HR Training Specialist at Hamad International Airport, said the program was very useful,
Additionally, six months after the completion of the course, participants will have access to an online interface for the course, which will serve as a knowledge bank.
