Doha, Qatar: The Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CSGDB) announced yesterday the opening of registration for the ‘Mahara — academic path’ programme, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE).
The programme aims to enrol job seekers registered on the ‘Kawader’ platform who hold a high school certificate in diploma specialisations within the government scholarship programmes.
President of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau H E Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa commended the cooperation with the MoEHE, indicating that it would have a significant impact on developing the skills and capabilities of the Mahara academic path programme members, enabling them to obtain academic qualifications to increase their employment opportunities and guide them to specializations according to the needs of the labor market.
He praised the role of joint work between all government agencies, which were very cooperative in implementing the initiatives and programmes proposed by the CSGDB during the past period, aimed at raising Qatarization rates in the government sector through the two tracks of immediate replacement and future replacement, which contributes to the realization of Qatar National Vision 2030 by investing in and developing human cadres.
In turn, Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi expressed her pride in the continuous cooperation with the CSGDB through the recent launch of a number of initiatives, including academic competencies, Tamkeen, and Mahara, which are based on education as an essential element in developing national talents and cadres. Her Excellency said that through the ‘Mahara - academic path programme’ would give high school graduates who meet the criteria of the programme the opportunity to receive academic scholarships in the disciplines needed by the state according to the needs of the labor market.
For his part, CSGDB’s Civil Service Affairs Director Saif Al Kaabi indicated that the ‘Mahara - academic path’ is directed to job seekers from high school graduates, as it would give them opportunities for government scholarships for a diploma degree in specializations needed by the state, pointing out that they would receive a monthly stipend of QR 5,000 throughout their studies, in addition to their direct appointment in government agencies after the successful completion of their scholarship.
