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Human Resources Development Fund celebrated; With the graduation of 945 male and female beneficiaries from the Leadership Program; They belong to more than 400 establishments in various cities and governorates of the Kingdom. In the presence of His Excellency the Deputy Director General of the Fund for Business, Mr. Firas bin Abdulaziz Abal Alkhail, and His Excellency the Vice Chancellor of British Cranfield University, Professor David Oglethorpe; And a number of leaders of the two sides, strategic partners and institutes.

In this context, His Excellency Mr. Firas Abalkhail said: "The total number of graduates of the program has reached about 2,000 beneficiaries since its launch in September 2019 until now"; Indicating that the program is one of the Fund's initiatives to support private sector establishments to develop the skills and capabilities of national forces in the field of leadership, to achieve the goals of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 related to business sectors; To ensure the building of trained and qualified national leadership cadres that contribute to achieving high levels of sustainability, professional development and raising qualitative Emiratisation rates.

He went on to say: "Today's ceremony is another milestone in the success of this program, which has become an important figure in the formation of empowered national leaders in the private sector." And he added: The ambitious program integrates with other fund programs in qualifying, training, and empowering national cadres, in an effort to raise Emiratisation rates and achieve job stability. stimulate the private sector to grow; And strive towards empowering the country’s young men and women with job opportunities in the establishments.

Aba Al-Khail added in the folds of his speech; The program relies on the transfer of advanced global expertise and the activation of influential leadership principles through many practical cases and projects, the transfer of global best practices, guidance, follow-up, and direct simulation or through virtual halls with internationally distinguished experts.

He confirmed before attending the ceremony that striving to achieve several objectives for enterprises to support business continuity and development and enable them to perform their vital role in strengthening the national economy by preparing national leaders who possess experience, knowledge, and skills to improve the business environment in various enterprises and enable them to expand, spread and be highly competitive.

He expressed his pleasure; for his thanks and gratitude to the graduates; Those who invested effort and time in order to benefit them on the professional level; Pointing out the importance of continuing the journey of learning and development for everything that would contribute to the current national development.

and the price of horses; Cranfield University efforts; For her contributions to supplement her academic and professional expertise to achieve the objectives of the program; At the same time, he praised the keenness of the establishments to nominate their employees to join the academy in order to enhance their skills and leadership capabilities.

For his part, the Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University praised; joint efforts between the fund and the university; Contributing together to building leadership competencies and providing trainees with the competencies of team leadership and business leadership, by benefiting from globally applied models in leadership development.

He pointed out that this type of partnership is integrated with other programs and initiatives in developing human capital in the Kingdom and enabling it to lead and manage businesses with competence. In order to achieve the objectives of the vision in the effective involvement of national cadres in the management of the economic system.

At the end of the ceremony; His Excellency Mr. Firas Aba Al-Khail and His Excellency Mr. David Oglethorpe honored the arbitrators in the program for their contributions to the discussion of graduation projects and the completion of the training program.

It is noteworthy that the Leadership Goal Program is based on six stages, starting with the nomination and registration process, evaluating applicants, and selecting them to attend the program. During this, the trainees apply what they have learned at their employer by working on projects. In the fourth stage, the participants receive direct training for a period of 5 days. In the fifth stage, projects are presented, discussed, and evaluated by a specialized committee. The sixth stage focuses on following up and evaluating the impact of the training program on the trainees. at their employers.