ExxonMobil Qatar has conducted the first training course under its Tamayoz programme, which was launched in April to help share the company’s technical, commercial and operational expertise with its partners in Qatar.The programme comes as an extension of ExxonMobil’s commitment to build the capacity of individuals in the energy sector, in alignment with HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani’s vision for the Human Development Pillar of Qatar National Vision 2030.The four-day Project Controls Overview course was held at ExxonMobil Qatar’s headquarters in Doha and attended by professionals interested in developing skills required in a project controls environment. The course targeted cost, schedule and controls engineers responsible for executing upcoming capital projects, as well as professionals from engineering, construction and project management functions. The participants benefited from information and guidelines through classroom lectures and group exercises delivered by ExxonMobil subject matter experts working in the industry for more than 20 years. The course covered various project controls principles, including planning, tracking, analysing, forecasting, progress measurement and reporting. Abdulla al-Attiyah, senior engineer for venture projects with RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) and a participant in the course, said: “Being an asset to my company is important to me, as is finding opportunities I can share with others so that they can benefit as well. The knowledge I have gained from the Project Controls Overview training will enable me to go back to RasGas with valuable references and experiences. Based on the knowledgeable instructors and relevant course material, I would recommend this course to others wanting to develop their skills.”“We are extremely pleased to have completed the first training course under the new Tamayoz programme,” said Alistair Routledge, vice-president of production for ExxonMobil Qatar Inc. “ExxonMobil is committed to helping develop Qatar’s growing workforce in the best way possible. We will continue to work with our top trainers in the field to do so.”