Qatar Career Fair launches Winter Career Camp 2015

Qatar Career Fair (QCF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF), has launched its first Winter Career Camp at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) with 30 male and female preparatory school students participating.

The one-week programme runs until 29 January. Designed to engage Qatari preparatory school students, the Winter Career Camp is providing participants with a range of practical skills and tools to help them choose the academic path that best suits their interests and capabilities.

Through this event, the Qatar Career Fair supports QF’s mission of providing unique, world-class education, work experience, and career opportunities to help the nation’s drive towards creating a knowledge-based economy.

The camp also features a variety of stimulating career-oriented workshops that have been tailored to inspire a strong career culture and help students discover their skills and talents early on. This, in-turn, will help the young men and women to choose a future career path.

In addition, the camp provides students with a great experience through which they are able to acquire multiple skills in a fun, entertaining and interactive way. They are also visiting different local companies to gain first hand insight into their operations and work culture and help them think about specific careers after academic life.

Maryah Al-Dafa, Qatar Foundation Acting Director of Communications, who delivered the opening address at the launch of the Winter Career Camp, spoke of how today’s generation had plenty of opportunities and tools to excel that previous generations did not have, helping them utilise all resources available towards achieving success for themselves and their country. 

“Success only comes before work in the dictionary, but the reality is very different. Success can only be achieved by working hard and persevering through all challenges,” she said during her motivational address to students and parents.

Highlighting the significance of the event for Qatari youth, Abdulla Al-Mansoori, Director of Qatar Career Fair, said: “Our programmes and initiatives aim to provide the Qatari youth with multiple career development skills, as well as instil in participants a strong career ethic. This will help them face the challenges of the competitive Qatar labour market.

“What the students learn during the Winter Career Camp will be reflected positively on their academic lives and future careers. The primary aim of the workshops is to hone talents and develop personal skills. Also, the students will be directly exposed to different types of work environments through the various site visits, ultimately providing them a clearer vision of their future career path.”

Saad Al-Kharji, Head of Operations at Qatar Career Fair, added: “We welcome all the students participating in the Winter Career Camp 2015, and encourage them to make use of this opportunity as best they can in order to benefit from the workshops and programmes. We, as QCF Operations Team, are doing our best to provide the participants with the best possible programme.”

Every student that successfully completes the programme will be awarded with a participation certificate.