Dubai eGovernment has presented cash awards and certificates to seven trainers of the Ta’aheel project, which is designed to rehabilitate prison inmates by providing them with training in Information Technology.
Dubai eGovernment in association with Microsoft, recently launched a landmark program to provide technology training to the inmates of prisons in Dubai, to enable young inmates to utilise IT skills to re-engage with society on their release, and become responsible citizens contributing to the progress of society.
“All the trainers who were involved in the Ta’aheel project have demonstrated tremendous commitment and willingness to make a positive impact on the prison inmates, by providing them with basic training in computer skills,” said Salem Al Shair, eServices Director, Dubai eGovernment. “The inmates showed a keen desire to learn new skills and most of them were quick to grasp what they were taught. The success of this project has encouraged us to initiate similar programs in future to ensure that the benefits of technology are passed on to larger sections of the society.”
The trainers who were presented awards include, Sanad Abdulla Mohammad Al-Hamed, Abdulaziz Mohammed Ali, Hassan Ismail Mohammed Al Bloushi, Qasem Mohammed Abdulla, Salem Saeed Khilfan Al Fakhri, Jamal Omar Abdulla and Hafeth Ahmed Abdulhafeth Al Shafei.
The training program was carried out in partnership with the Dubai Police Department. As part of the first phase of the project, IT training was imparted to personnel of the Dubai Police, who in turn passed on the acquired skills to the inmates.
The training was conducted for 5 hours a day for a period of two months, and stretched to a total of 102-110 hours. The Unlimited Potential Curriculum contained 8 modules: Fundamentals of Computers; Digital Media; Internet and World Wide Web; Web Design; Word Processing; Presentation; Database and Spreadsheets.
Dubai eGovernment is a comprehensive project dedicated to creating a centralised automated infrastructure to offer most government services online to the community and businesses. All Government departments in Dubai have been involved in the efforts to offer integrated eServices through one single channel - the Dubai eGovernment portal www.dubai.ae.
