Nama Center, a member of Qatar Social Work Foundation, yesterday honoured 30 teachers who have successfully completed the “Sekak” project, which is centred on Life Skills & Style Enhancement.
At the end of the five-day intensive training programme, Nama Center organised an honoring ceremony for the teachers who participated in the “Sekak” project, at the Qatar National Convention Center (QNCC). The training started on the November 20, 2016, at Nama Center.
“Youth capacity-building is at the core of Nama’s vision, which aims to create a platform that is conductive to investing in their creative abilities and harnessing their potential as active partners in civil work, community development, and the renaissance of our nation said Mariam bint Abdullatif Al Mannai – Director of the Community Services Department, and the Director in charge of running Nama’s affairs.
Achievement of such mission requires training the trainers who in turn will mentor and teach young people to innovate, take action and lead the way, she added.
The event was held in the presence of Fawzia Abdulaziz Al Khater, Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and Amaal bint Abdullatif Al Mannai, CEO of Qatar Foundation for Social Work, along with a number of school principals.
The newly-graduated teachers, who come from various schools across the country, have been empowered with the knowledge and skills necessary to better handle and train high school students as well as develop their basic cognitive and life skills.
Mariam Al Mannai added: “We are incredibly proud of all the teachers who participated, committed themselves and successfully concluded their 'Sekak' multi-dimensional training programme. They are entrusted to carry out the mission of empowering our country’s youth with the life skills and knowledge they need to create a better tomorrow for themselves and their communities.”
The multi-faceted training sessions of Sekak project worked on boosting the training skills of trainers (Training the Trainers), and their capacity to effectively convey life skills, concepts and ideas through short and effective presentations.
The project focused on helping teachers instill into high school students the right set of personal, psychological and communication skills that will assist them in making informed decisions, communicating effectively, as well as developing their coping and self-management skills, thereby leading them to live a healthy and productive life.
