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QATAR
Qatar to host Global Aviation
Training Symposium
Qatar is to host the 5th Global
Aviation Training Symposium on
the high-tech training programme
Trainer. The event is the first of its kind
organised by the International Civil
Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in the
Middle East and North Africa Aviation
Training Region.
Qatar’s hosting of the event is part
of a partnership between the Qatar
Aeronautical College and the ICAO
Office for Global Aviation Security
Training. This symposium, hosted by the
Qatar Aeronautical College Academy,
will be an important opportunity for
ICAO Member States to meet training
organisations to explore the prospects
for new partnerships.
450 participants from all over the world
are expected to attend the symposium,
including universities, specialised
training centres and major international
organisations such as the International
Air Transport Association and the
International Airports Council.
The Trainer advanced programme is
a collaborative international training
network of more than 90 specialised
training centres and institutions in more
than 70 ICAO member countries.
The symposium will be attended by
distinguished experts to highlight the
best training practices that can be used
by the college.
‘Young Bankers’ explain digital
banking channels to customers
Commercial Bank, Qatar’s first private
bank, has been running its Young
Bankers’ Summer Internship Programme
focusing on its digital banking channels.
The successful internship programme is
now into its fourth consecutive year and
is designed for children of customers
between the ages of 13 and 17.
Commercial Bank invited all customers,
via the bank’s social media channels, to
enroll their children and received more
than 250 applicants.
The Young Bankers are placed within
the bank’s network where they have
been explaining and encouraging the
use of digital banking channels such as
mobile and internet banking. Reham
Thawabi, Head of Retail Branches,
said: “Equipped with iPads, our Young
Bankers are enthusiastically putting
their knowledge to good use by
demonstrating to our branch customers
how easy it is to sign up and use our
online services.”
The programme has been helping
students gain work experience in a
customer-facing environment under the
guidance of branch staff.
Joseph Abraham, Commercial Bank
Group CEO, said: “By providing rewarding
real-life work experience for youth in
Qatar focusing on our digital banking
channels, the Young Bankers Summer
Internship Programme is a great example
of how our business objectives can
intertwine with our CSR responsibilities to
the Qatari community.”
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