The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE) and INJAZ Qatar have signed a co-operation agreement to integrate life and professional skills programs into the primary and early education curriculum in state schools in Qatar. The signing, which took place at the ministry's headquarters, was attended by HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Naimi and HE Chairperson of INJAZ Qatar and INJAZ Al-Arab Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khalid al-Thani.
The co-operation agreement aims to develop and refine students' skills in financial literacy, labour market readiness, entrepreneurship, and creating a sense of responsibility at an early age. Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs Maha Zayed al-Ruwaili and CEO of INJAZ Qatar Emad Abdulazim al-Khaja signed the agreement.
Maha Zayed al-Ruwaili said: "Our partnership with INJAZ Qatar aims to develop the personal skills of our students and provide them with information and practical experiences related to life situations, to prepare an educated Qatari generation, which contributes to transforming Qatar into an advanced country capable of achieving sustainable development and ensuring the continuation of a decent life for its people generation after generation."
HE Sheikha Hanadi bint Nasser bin Khalid al-Thani, Founder and Chairperson of INJAZ Qatar, expressed her pride in this partnership, which allows more students to communicate through various programs that aim to ensure students' professional success. The life-skills project for primary-stage students consists of five programs offered in Arabic to students from the first to the sixth grade. The program for first- and second-grade students is titled 'Our Families', introducing students to the concept of personal economy, raising their awareness about the role of money in societies, and providing them with practical information about earning, saving, and sharing money.
Fourth-grade students in the 'Internet Champions' program learn the basics of digital citizenship and safe Internet use, enabling them to explore the online world confidently and safely. The 'My Money, My Future' program for fifth-grade students and the 'Our Environment' program for sixth-grade students raise awareness of the importance of entrepreneurial and innovative thinking in meeting the demands of career paths, introduce them to the concept of globalization in business, and how to establish commercial enterprises.
INJAZ Qatar will train teachers of all grades two to six to prepare them to deliver training workshops effectively and provide the required teaching tools. The life and vocational skills programs for primary and early education students have been successfully implemented as a pilot phase in 15 schools for more than 3,000 students during the academic year 2022/2023. Based on the experiment's success, these programs will be applied to reach all primary and early education students in the State of Qatar public schools. (QNA)
