DOHA: Qatar Petroleum (QP) and Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for strategic cooperation for the professional development of QP staff, said a press statement yesterday.
The MoU was formally signed at QP headquarters by the Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of QP, H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, and President of QF, Dr Mohammad Fathy Saoud.
"This agreement is consistent with Qatar Petroleum's commitment to continuously promote the full development of our employees, and we are highly pleased to work with Qatar Foundation in this regard bearing in mind its valuable mission of unlocking human potential. We are confident that this strategic partnership would ultimately bear fruits not just for QP but for the State of Qatar in general," said Dr Al Sada.
Dr Saoud stated: "We at Qatar Foundation are delighted and proud to expand our strategic relationship with Qatar Petroleum, and through this agreement we aim to advance training and professional development programmes for our national partners and their staff. QF continues its mission of unlocking human potential through building long-term sustainable partnerships such as this one with the expertise and capacity we have in Qatar Foundation together with our partnering universities."
"We are committed to reach the industry and business community in Qatar and offer to build their capacity in professional and technology development. Due to the expertise and added resources of our partners, we became the preferred destination for national and international organisations who are seeking to offer training and professional development in their endeavour to offer quality training and professional development for their staff," Dr Saoud added.
Under the agreement, QF in cooperation with QP will develop a comprehensive training and development plan to meet the corporation's requirements for cutting-edge professional and technological development.
QP will periodically inform QF on its estimated annual needs of professional development programmes, while QF, for its part, will share with QP the itinerary of professional development programmes offered by the Foundation or by its partnering universities and centres.
The QP-QF partnership will offer new and varied opportunities for QP staff to advance their skills, consolidating human capacity building by tapping through international standards of continued education and professional development programmes. Cooperation between QP and QF will support the contribution of both organisations toward achieving the Qatar National Vision 2030.
© The Peninsula 2012
