Dubai, UAE; December 21, 2011: Emirates National Oil Company has launched the first of its kind retail site-in-charge training programme.

The initiative is part of Tatweer, ENOC's National Development Programme, aimed at encouraging young nationals to undertake retail management career roles as well as advance in their career.

The site-in-charge training will cover the full spectrum of operational aspects involved in managing a retail site, including hands-on job training. Ten Emirati Nationals, mostly high school graduates, have enrolled for the programme.

The 138-day intensive training programme will prepare the young Nationals to undertake all the roles that are traditionally expected of retail sites-in-charge including administrative, supervisory, leadership and safety aspects, among others.

Mr Saeed Abdullah Khoory, Chief Executive Officer of ENOC, said: "The launch of a dedicated site-in-charge training programme, as part of Tatweer, underlines our commitment to develop managerial and supervisory capacity skills in young Emiratis, and nurture them to take up business leadership positions.

"The training programme has been carefully structured to cover all aspects of the site-in-charge responsibility, and will be a valuable knowledge asset for the participants. We will continue to introduce training programmes that help shape a fresh and continued cadre of young Nationals ready to take up varied roles across our organisation."

Among the various courses in the training programme are an induction and orientation course, followed by tailored courses on customer service, computer skills, supervisory leadership, assertiveness skills, 7 Habits Signature, fire fighting training, problem solving and decision making, first aid, financial fundamentals, and stock taking, among others. The programme will be led by experts from ENOC, and include practical sessions at the retail sites that will prepare the nationals to take up the site-in-charge role seamlessly.

ENOC regularly undertakes regular training for its staff members, enabling them to keep up-to-date with the latest trends in the industry.

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About ENOC:
Established in 1993 as a wholly-owned company of the Government of Dubai, ENOC aims to promote the interests of its shareholders through the development of further downstream and upstream activities in the oil and gas sector and beyond, and to encourage the economic diversification of Dubai and the rest of the UAE.

ENOC's vision is to be a leading regional integrated oil & gas group that is highly profitable and socially responsible towards employees, the community and environment. Driving this vision, ENOC is committed to achieving sustainable development and highly profitable growth and serving the growing energy needs of Dubai.

ENOC strives to attract, develop and retain top talent to become the employer of choice, while adopting latest technologies and implementing best practices to achieve world-class performance. ENOC is also focused on meeting and exceeding customer expectations in terms of quality and service, and in maintaining high industry standards with respect to environment, health and safety.

ENOC actively participates in an increasingly broad range of business ventures. Its joint ventures with major international companies allow partners to pool their technology, know-how and expertise along with their resources to further their commercial success.

Since its inception, ENOC has been guided by its philosophy of quality and professional management based on modern business concepts for commercial success and sustainable growth. Today it is poised to engineer a new and challenging period of growth and diversity.

For further information, please contact:
Mohammed Al Tawil / Sheila Baldago                            
ASDA'A Burson-Marsteller                                            
+9714 4507 600
m.altawil@asdaa.com, s.baldago@asdaa.com

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