Since its official opening in 2017, the Hamad Bin Jassim Institute for Industrial Training, which was established by the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation in the state of Maharashtra in India in cooperation with the Kokun Foundation for Social Development, has constituted a qualitative turning point for the residents of the Kokun district of the state in general, and has contributed to changing the lives of many young people. Region Enrolled With its various professional programs, which contributed to qualifying them at the hands of experienced trainers to join the labor market, to be influential in the economic reality of their families and their region as a whole. The Institute also recently celebrated the graduation of a batch of professionals at the end of the academic year 2020-2021, and the results achieved by the students of that batch reflected the magnitude of the efforts. Made by teaching and administrative staff, to enable these young people to make positive changes in their reality and the reality of their families and move out of the circle of need and negative consumption into the circle of production and support their aspirations for a better life.

The Hamad Bin Jassim Industrial Training Institute provides advanced training in many industrial fields, which are represented by many specializations that have been adopted and prepared based on the needs of the local labor market in the state, including the Department of Electricity, Mechanics, Welding, Plumbing, and Ship Mechanics. These departments include 12 sub-units with a capacity of 300 students. annually.

Development initiatives

Regarding the center’s achievements, Mr. Saeed Mudhakir Al-Hajri, CEO of the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation, confirmed that the achievement achieved by the Hamad bin Jassim Industrial Training Institute is a natural result of the institution’s objective and scientific strategy in implementing its development projects in many countries of the world by conducting a feasibility study and field evaluation. The expected impact of the project on the economic, social and development levels, in cooperation with many institutions and bodies operating in those countries, and the institute established by the Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation in the state of Maharashtra is a living example of the qualitative impact that the Foundation’s initiatives can have on the lifestyle of those poor communities. And raising the living reality of its residents, especially the youth, by providing them with various artistic and technical skills in many industrial fields that qualify them to make a significant impact on the labor market, mitigate the negative effects of unemployment on society as a whole, and restore hope in their souls to live a decent life. This slogan is considered a practical translation of the vision. Jassim and Hamad bin Jassim Charitable Foundation “Health and Education for a Better Life”.Al-Hajri added that the specializations provided by the Hamad Bin Jassim Institute for Industrial Training, which is recognized by the National Council for Vocational Training and the Directorate of Vocational Education and Training in the State of Maharashtra, are at the forefront of the needs of the labor market, not only at the state level but also at the level of the Republic of India, where the Hamad Bin Jassim Institute for Industrial Training has become One of the tributaries supporting the local market of the state by producing highly qualified and professional cadres who will form the main drivers of renaissance for their local economy and play an important role in improving the lives of families in that region.

An ideal learning environment

For his part, Mr. Hassan Abdul Karim Shoghli, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Kokun” Foundation for Social Development, said: We feel proud of the Hamad Bin Jassim Industrial Training Institute and a wave of overwhelming joy as we witness our young people achieving distinguished achievements in their studies, as the institute has come a long way in a short period, which has… It reflects the institute’s ongoing efforts to provide an ideal educational environment for students.

He added that the institute was established to ensure the continuous flow of skilled and qualified workers in various industrial professions needed by the local industry, with the aim of raising industrial production at the quantitative and qualitative levels through highly efficient vocational training, which will contribute to reducing unemployment among young people and providing them with various technical and industrial experiences.

He also stressed that the center plays a vital role in the country’s economy as it works to supply the local market with skilled labor, by providing vocational training for various engineering and non-engineering professions. This is done within the framework of an integrated training plan to produce a required workforce that keeps pace with the needs of the market, where the professions’ curricula are formulated. Various matters by the Director General of Training, affiliated with the Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship.

Experienced staff

The launch of the Hamad Bin Jassim Industrial Training Institute, which began its academic year 2018-2019, contributed to providing advanced education that seeks to build a generation of skilled craftsmen and make them more competitive in terms of preparing experienced cadres who have passed the best craft education to enable them to start out on their own and begin a successful working life in a way that supports the industrial sector in India and the world Business as a whole. Since the beginning of the start of studies at the Institute, efforts have been made to build an advanced educational system with good financial and economic feasibility for the rural areas in Kokken Province. This vision was produced by the feasibility study. The economic reality in developing countries indicates a great demand for skilled technicians to fill the void, and this is what the Institute seeks. It has been crystallized through its various efforts and its work mechanism at the level of various specializations, as 80% of the training period during the years of study is allocated to practical training, while the remainder is distributed in the areas of theoretical training related to the specializations of commerce, accounting, science, engineering drawing, and employment skills. , the library, and various extracurricular activities that contribute to adding an element of fun to the educational process, which will serve as an incentive for their great efforts.