The Make it Happen (MiH) Professional Training Academy series offers a wide range of courses covering a variety of key disciplines. These include management and leadership, finance, PA and secretarial, human resources, and public relations, amongst o
(prHWY.com) April 22, 2012 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates -- Dubai, 26th March 2012 -The Global Competitiveness Report 2011-12, recentlypublished by the World Economic Forum,reported aninadequately educated workforce amongst the top three most problematic factors for doing business in theMiddle East.
With expatriates forming a large portion of employees in the Gulf, the region faces the challenge of up-skilling its local labour to cater for the increasing demand ofspecialised skilled workers.
In addition, there is a noticeable change inworkforce dynamics away from public sector jobs, and in favour of the private sector. The imbalance between growth and available talent in the private sector -coupled with an over reliance on expatriates - has focused attention on the potential lack of leadership in what is now a more knowledge-based economy.
This meanscorporationsare now focusing on opportunities for
professional training and developing existing staff to increase their skill set.It is argued that organisations that voice the greatest need for leadership developmentare often the ones that do the least to support it .Companies in the region need to strategically plan for the future byestablishing a long term vision for business sustainabilityin a competitive environment,instead of banking on governmental reforms and public initiatives.
As the influx of fresh graduates into the labour market increases each year, businesses are starting to invest more and more to provide leadership training for their employees.Most however, fail to realise that leadership development requiresdedicated support systems andongoing organisationalcommitment.Even though HR involvement is necessary for executing a workable leadership development programme, proper executionrequires executive sponsorship and support.
The MiH Professional Training Academy recently introduced a series of training courses focused on helping organisations in the region to achieve this aim.Each programme is designed for top level executives across all major industries and is delivered by internationally recognisedcorporate trainers.
Dr Patrick White, serial entrepreneur and high level management consultant for 12 years explained: "While many executives have excellent technical qualifications they often lack expertise in the areas of human resource management, financial intelligence and business skills. Appropriately targeted training in these topics can go a long way to ensuring the contribution of these people is maximised both for the benefit of the organisation-- and the individual. It also opens them up to the wider world in these days of ever increasing globalisation."
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