Rota holds leadership training programme

This initiative supports QF’s mission to create future leaders by encouraging them to develop their abilities at local, regional and international levels.Through this programme, Rota is aiming to develop leadership, management, and communication talents.

Essa al-Mannai, executive director, Rota, said: “The aim of this initiative is to empower the youth and help them in their careers to be the ambassadors of Qatar in the future. We recognise the importance of creating a new generation to represent Qatar in international and regional forums.This project also supports the Ministry of Youth and Sports’ strategy through youth empowerment.”

Engineer Abdulla Hassan al-Mehshadi, CEO of Msheireb Properties said, “At Msheireb Properties, we aim to partner with organisations like Rota who are helping to mobilise the youth of the country through programmes such as Rota Youth Challenges. We believe that developing the capabilities, expertise and skills of the young people of Qatar is critical to realising the country’s full potential.”

The programme aims to train 45 young men and women aged between 16 to 26 years, on the key skills of leadership. The initiative began in November 2013 and will continue until March 2015.

Participants were divided into six groups, and were assigned to develop an innovative project idea that serves Qatari society. They will get the chance to participate in Rota’s highly anticipated Empower Conference in 2015. The participants also received certificates of recognition and completion from Rota and ILLAFTrain, an  international training organisation.