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| Qapco officials and staff during a workshop |
“A total of six workshops have been planned for personnel from human resources management and manpower planning,” said Abubakr Amer Sobaih Awadh al-Saiari, chairman of the energy and industry sector’s Qatarisation Steering Committee.
The objective is to provide them with the tools to understand human capital planning (both Qatari and expatriate) from the perspectives of analysing current human capital inventory, and making future human capital forecasts.
“The sector is facing significant challenges which require a flexible and responsive human capital support system that makes people and relationship management integral to the business operations of the whole sector,” al-Saiari explained.
Dr Mohamed Yousuf al-Mulla, vice chairman and CEO of Qatar Petrochemical Company, which is a sponsor of the workshops, stated that human capital is the critical factor in how organisations perform.
“Success depends on how effectively we determine our requirements, analyse our demands and manage our human resources within the organisation. The key is human capital planning.
“Sound human capital planning is critical as investment decisions will be made based on the plan. Clarity on the demand will help influence Qatar’s education community’s decisions and labour market policies.”
The workshops focus on human capital planning from a strategic perspective, short- and long-term, and explores the application of forecasting and planning to improve efficiency, effectiveness and a common understanding within the context of the requirements set out in the energy and industry sector’s Strategic Qatarisation Plan, which is in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.
Each workshop will be conducted by an external consultant from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, UK, who specialises in manpower planning.