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More than 700 students took part in Qatar Career Development Center's (QCDC) 'Little Employee' initiative during this week's school mid-term break, joining their parents and relatives at workplaces across the country, Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC) has announced in a statement.Organised by QCDC, founded by Qatar Foundation (QF), 'Little Employee' enables children aged 7-15 to spend a full working day in real-world environments alongside parental role models.This initiative builds early career awareness and strengthening family engagement in career conversations. It is designed with flexible scheduling, allowing families and institutions to make the most of both school breaks and regular workdays.This week's surge signals national momentum to use school breaks for structured career exploration, building curiosity, transferable skills, and early informed choices in support of Qatar's human-capital agenda. After engaging 500 children in 2024, participation has more than doubled in 2025, reflecting stronger public and institutional recognition of the initiative's value."This week's turnout shows what is possible when families, institutions, and the wider community invest in our children," said Saad Abdulla al-Kharji, Executive Director of QCDC. "By opening their doors during the mid-term break, partners across government, media, finance, education, and civil society provided meaningful, age-appropriate exposure to the world of work. They are helping turn education into competence and build a future-ready workforce aligned with Qatar National Vision 2030. We thank all participating entities for championing early career development and community partnership," he added.Now in its fifth edition, 'Little Employee' offers streamlined pathways for families and employers. QCDC provides interactive workshops and step-by-step guides to structure the day and embed the initiative into CSR and youth-engagement plans. QCDC calls on companies, government and semi-government entities, and NGOs to host additional days this period and in upcoming breaks.Organizations and parents/guardians can enroll children by visiting QCDC's official website.

Qatar Museums (QM) announced its participation in the fifth edition of the “Little Employee” initiative, organised by Qatar Foundation’s Qatar Career Development Centre (QCDC), by hosting 35 children of QM staff for a full day of job-shadowing and hands-on learning on Wednesday.Throughout the day, children accompanied their parents and relatives across front-of-house and behind-the-scenes functions – observing how multidisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver exhibitions, protect collections, and serve visitors – while reinforcing the role of families as first career counselors.In a press statement, QM chief executive Mohammed Saad al-Rumaihi said: “At the QM, we believe career awareness should begin at an early stage, and be rooted in meaningful, inspiring experiences.”“By opening our working spaces,” he continued, “we provide the young generation with a unique glimpse into museums as dynamic environments – where administrators, historians, designers, conservators, and technologists collaborate in pursuit of a shared cultural mission, especially during this landmark year of which we celebrate our 20th year anniversary and two decades of cultural legacy, marked by Evolution Nation.”“We extend our gratitude the QCDC for the opportunity to help spark this awareness today, so that together we can nurture the talent that will sustain Qatar’s creative industries tomorrow,” al-Rumaihi said.The QM took part in the initiative to spotlight the breadth of meaningful careers that shape Qatar’s cultural and creative sectorsFrom conservation science and curatorial research to exhibition design, education, visitor experience, communications, and digital content, the initiative highlighted the wide range of professional pathways available in the field.The initiative closely aligns with the QM’s Education Learning and Outreach strategy, and reinforces efforts to build a diversified, knowledge-based economy as outlined in Qatar National Vision 2030.By promoting early, hands- on career exploration, the QM remains committed to inspiriting the next generation of cultural leaders and innovators.“We thank the QM for joining the Little Employee family and promoting early career development,” QCDC executive director Saad Abdulla al-Kharji said. “When leading institutions welcome children into authentic work settings, they help families guide informed academic and career decisions and inspire the next generation to contribute meaningfully to a knowledge-driven economy.”“Little Employee” is open to students worldwide and can be scheduled on any working day, offering flexibility for families and organisations.The programme introduces youth aged 7-15 to real workplace environments and encourages constructive dialogue at home about education and career choices.