Like all member organisations of Qatar Foundation which are engaged in excellent projects in the country and abroad, Qatar Career Development Council (QCDC) is also doing tremendous job in helping Qatar’s youth fulfilling their career goals.
In line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and QF’s mandate, QCDC aims to help Qatar’s youth to identify and fulfill their education and career goals.
Through high quality programs and services, QCDC seeks to mobilize, educate and support its target audience on how best to make and implement sound career decisions and plans, grow and develop professionally, and achieve their life goals in such ways that best contribute to Qatar’s development and prosperity.
Among many other programs being run by the Center, Qatar Career Development Center’s Career Readiness Program, which aims to enhance the delivery of career guidance services to students with mild to moderate learning challenges from Awsaj Academy, is an excellent project.
The Career Readiness Program tackles three key challenges: It assures families their child’s education is leading to a valued outcome. The second challenge is to bring awareness to the larger community about barriers students are facing and how these can be lifted. A third challenge that will be further addressed in the next academic year is to educate employers on how to integrate the concerned population in their operations.
The Career Readiness Program represents more than just another career guidance-related project. It is an important initiative that reflects QDCD’s strong commitment to empower all segments of society to make a meaningful contribution to the community.
QCDC has tailored the initiative to students who are eager to learn outside the classroom. Awsaj Academy, a member of QF, is a K-12 specialised school that addresses the needs of students with mild to moderate learning challenges.
QCDC is also focused on promoting career knowledge through the publication of a number of periodicals, studies, and research papers related to career planning and guidance. The Center has collected and analyzed a wealth of information over previous years and assessed activities, surveys and studies, which have contributed to the development of new initiatives and programs that will benefit youth and have a positive impact on the labor market.
Career Advising System by QCDC is also unique, as it provides a tailor-made solution that factors in Qatar’s social and economic conditions. The Career Advising System (CAS) was developed by QCDC in co-operation with Kuder Inc.
