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Centre of excellence graduates 135 participants
Doha - TAFAWOQ, a world-class project management centre of excellence, recently concluded its final session of courses for the spring. A total of 135 professionals took part, with participants coming from some of Qatar’s leading companies.
TAFAWOQ, a partnership among Qatar Shell, Qatar Petroleum and Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), is focused on developing the competencies of project management professionals to deliver Qatar’s extraordinary capital investment projects in support of the Qatar National Vision 2030. Tafawoq, which is the Arabic for ‘excellence’, is a fully accredited Association for Project Management (APM) training provider.
Bader Al-Jaidah, Director of TAFAWOQ, said, “Qatar’s unparalleled capital investment programme currently underway brings with it various project management challenges. Through TAFAWOQ, Qatar Shell is helping to train professionals across the country to tackle these challenges head-on.”
The most recent round of training included courses on the essentials of project management, contributing to projects, applying project controls, and effective project contracting.
Among the participants were representatives from Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Gas, Ras Gas, ASTAD Project Management, Oryx, Kuwait Oil, Qatar Airways, and Qatar Shell.
Since its inception in 2012, TAFAWOQ has graduated more than 800 professional students.
TAFAWOQ courses include virtual learning, work-based activities and face-to-face training based on the internationally recognised and accredited Shell Project Academy “Pentagon model” ensuring industry professionals receive both executive education and ongoing competence development support.
For information about TAFAWOQ and its programmes please visit: www.tafawoq.com
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About Qatar Shell
Shell is the largest foreign investor in Qatar investing up to $21 billion in the last 6 years. Qatar Petroleum and Shell delivered two of the largest energy projects in the world in Ras Laffan Industrial City. Pearl Gas to Liquids (GTL) is the world’s largest GTL plant and cements Qatar’s position as the GTL capital of the world. At an investment of $ 18 – 19 billion it is the largest single investment in the Shell Group’s global portfolio.
The Qatargas 4 Liquefied Natural Gas project (QP (70%) and Shell (30%)) combines Shell’s global leadership in LNG with Qatar’s position as the world’s largest LNG supplier.
Shell has established a world-class research and development facility and a learning centre, the Qatar Shell Research & Technology Centre, at the Qatar Science & Technology Park. Shell has a financial commitment to invest up to $100 million on programmes at the Centre over a 10-year period.
In 2010, Shell and PetroChina signed an agreement with QP to explore in the pre-Khuff interval in Block D. In December 2011 Shell and QP signed a HOA to jointly develop a world-class petrochemicals complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City.
About Hamad bin Khalifa University
Hamad bin Khalifa University (HBKU), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, is an emerging research university building upon unique collaborations with local and international partners. Located in Education City, HBKU seeks to provide unparalleled opportunities for scholarship, teaching, discovery, and learning for all of its students through an array of interdisciplinary programs.
HBKU’s partners are Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar, Northwestern University in Qatar, HEC Paris in Qatar, and University College London Qatar.
For Media Enquiries
Ali Reyad Al-Ansari
Media Relations Manager
Qatar Shell
Telephone: +974 40219203
Email: Ali.Al-Ansari@Shell.com
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