1 August 2004
DUBAI - UAE Air Force Air Defence (AFAD) has announced plans to adopt International Computer Driving Licence (ICDL) programme, in an effort to bring basic IT proficiency to all its personnel. ICDL-GCC Foundation and UAE AFAD will jointly administer the program in a dedicated state-of-the-art training and testing centre to be opened at the AFAD.
Major General Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Bu Ainnain, UAE AFAD General Commander, said : "The UAE AFAD has reached a crucial stage in the modernisation of our forces. With IT becoming part of every activity, it has become imperative for our men and women to acquire computer skills not only for advancing their knowledge, but also for doing any routine administrative function. After studying ICDL's global success stories in training all categories of people in basic IT proficiency, we are pleased to announce this alliance with IDCL GCC Foundation. We are going through an era of qualitative change.
At UAE AFAD, we are constantly engaged in building an elite fighting force which can defend our country and work for its future. With ICDL certification, we arm our personnel with the essential tools to tackle the field of IT, which forms the part and parcel of the battlefield of the future."
BY A STAFF REPORTER
© Khaleej Times 2004
