In a fast changing world of innovations and technologies, preparing country’s youth through guidance towards emerging careers in local, global job markets is an important task to accomplish in a timely manner.
To address this rising need, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), in collaboration with the Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC), have discussed ways to strengthen career guidance and development to support Qatar’s sustainable development goals (SDGs) by creating a national ecosystem with solid frameworks and infrastructure.
The national career development ecosystem will bring together key organisations and career development partners from different sectors to work on human capital development.
The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in collaboration QCDC held a session yesterday titled ‘Towards Establishing the National Career Development Ecosystem in Qatar: Contributing to the Realization of Qatar National Vision 2030’. It featured intensive discussions with a wide participation of decision-makers, policymakers, and strategists across the education, training, and labor market sectors.
Recently, a platform was also launched by the Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC) aiming at transforming career development in the Arab world. It supports Qatar’s development goals and enhances the quality and accessibility of career services.
The Career Development Terms Search Engine launched last month offers Arabic career guidance. It is the first-of-its-kind, focusing on standardising Arabic terminology related to career development.
Over the years, Qatar Career Development Center (QCDC) has evolved significantly and at present it offers over 28 initiatives and programmes that have inspired greater career confidence and further education for 1.5 million people.
QCDC, founded by Qatar Foundation and initially focusing on connecting youth with career opportunities, has expanded its role into a fully fledged centre and now offers a wide array of programmes and services tailored to meet Qatar’s critical need for structured career guidance, an official of QCDC said in an earlier interview.
QCDC is doing tremendous job to develop career development ecosystem. QCDC’s annual ‘Career Village’ event attracts thousands to engage with activities which encourage informed academic and career path decisions; the ‘Little Employee’ introduces young children to the workplace through hands-on experiences, affording them early career insights.In the same manner, ‘My Career My Future’ offers high school students practical experience in various sectors to enhance career awareness and professional creativity; and the ‘Career Guide Magazine’, published annually in Arabic and English, offers expert advice and success stories.
