Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) has opened the Qatari Institute for Vocational Training in the Sudanese capital Khartoum at a total cost of QR1,640,000.
RAF said in a statement yesterday that the centre trains annually 200 students in nine professional specialities including electricity, carpentry, refrigeration, air conditioning, automotive power, auto mechanics, electronics and computer. It also provides training programmes and consultations for public and private sectors, and summer training programmes for young people of both sexes.
Built on 250 square metres, the centre which has eight classrooms, four administrative offices and other supporting facilities, is run by 30 employees among them skilled technicians, experts and engineers, to train young people and enable them to learn professional skills.
Commissioner-General for Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) in Sudan, Ahmed Mohamed Adam, expressed pleasure at inaugurating the project, which he described as “a humanitarian act” that would serve development plans in Sudan.
The Qatari Institute for Vocational Training in Khartoum.
