RasGas confirms 44 Qatari trainees

RasGas  has confirmed 44 Qatari trainees at a ceremony held at its training centre. This takes the company’s total of confirmed national trainees under the Operations Group to 181. The confirmed trainees received their Certificate-3 in the presence of RasGas Operations Group Qatarisation Committee chairman Fahad al-Khater, the Operations Projects department manager and other committee members such as Khalid al-Hemaidi, Operations Manufacturing Department manager, Omar al-Misnad, Operations Maintenance Department manager and Houd al-Obaidly, Operations Business Department manager. “RasGas is keen to achieve the overall development of its workforce and provide employees with opportunities to hone their skills in all areas of work on a regular basis,” said Hamad Mubarak al-Muhannadi, RasGas chief operations officer. Al-Muhannadi reiterated the company’s commitment to the professional development of young Qataris who represent the future generation of the country’s professionals and leaders. The Operations Group’s training scheme’s reach has been on a steady rise. In 2008, the Competency Assurance and Training (CAT) division of the Operations Business Department managed 27 Qatari trainees; by 2012, the number had risen to 131 national trainees, of whom 38 were newly enrolled. The Qatarisation Committee also affirmed al-Muhannadi’s stance for continuously developing trainees and emphasised the importance of safety at the workplace.