Dubai - April 4 2005: Thomas International, a leader in the creation of superior software based and Internet based assessment tools, learning systems and human resource services, has announced its 3rd accreditation programme in Dubai. The training programme is scheduled for 2nd to 4th May 2005 at the Crowne Plaza, Dubai. The training will be a certification programme for all HR executives and mangers, which will entail them to use profiling systems more effectively and also in strengthen their recruitment, training and development and team management processes.

The earlier programmes held in 2004 brought together some of the leading companies in the United Arab Emirates such as GAC, Dulsco, Dubai Police, Asda'a Public Relations, Star Micro Technologies, Schlumberger, The TeleServices Company, Asteco Properties and ExecuTrack Solutions to discuss the current recruitment and training processes followed in these companies and ways and means of strengthening them using Thomas International.

"Thomas International systems are a leading international managerial aid to recruiting, selecting, training, counseling, career planning, team bonding and team management. They identify and utilize individual strengths and enable employers to release the full potential of their people," said Saira Azhar, Senior Thomas Consultant, and CEO, Global Management Consultants, the sole representative of Thomas Profiling in the UAE.

 "As market needs for human resource development and analysis tools has increased over the past year, we have decided to hold these certification programmes on a regular basis to illustrate the benefits of implementing Thomas International services and analysis tools to leading enterprises in the United Arab Emirates and help them strengthening their HR processes. One of the key difference in this seminar is that we have got Thomas International, UK to issue the certifications, which would help the executives to have a worldwide certification", said Ajay Bhojwani, Senior Thomas Consultant and Trainer.

Thomas International provides superior software and e-commerce-based assessment tools and learning systems to assist in personal development, recruitment, interpersonal communication, selection and management of employees - in the pursuit of a competitive edge. Thomas systems identify and utilize individual strengths and enable employers to release the full potential of their people by helping human resource managers in recruiting, training, career planning and team management.

Thomas International operates in over 50 countries with more than 40 years experience in supplying human resource systems to large and small organizations. The company has licensed over 4 million assessments in 15 years for over 30,000 clients speaking 49 different languages.

Global Management Consultants is the sole distributor of Thomas International products and services in the United Arab Emirates.

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About Thomas:
Thomas International provides enterprise-wide solutions for managing, training and developing human resources and is the originator of a battery of standardised assessment instruments. The battery includes the Personal Profile Analysis (PPA), the Human Job Analysis (HJA), the Team Assessment System (TAS), and Assessments for Selection and Training (TST). Thomas International has created ThomasInternational.net, its online division, to harness the power of the Internet to help our clients manage their human resources. The Web-based version of the world's leading behaviour assessment, the PPA Online, is a validated, positive, non-critical behaviour analysis tool that emphasises strengths and capabilities in the work environment. In essence, the PPA helps you learn about the behaviours that make you who you are. The PPA provides vital data designed to assist in the selection, appraisal, development or coaching and counselling process.

Global management Consultants is the sole Distributor of Thomas International products and service in the Middle East.

About Global Management Consultants:
Regional consultancy firm based out of Dubai, Global Management Consultants provides inside-out outsourcing services to companies in the area such as HR, training and development, customer service and marketing.

For more information, please contact:
Ajay Bhojwani - Thomas Consultant and Manager - Marketing
Global Management Consultants
Tel: (971-4) 331-7789
Website: www.global-dubai.com
Email : ajay@global-dubai.com

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