Tafawoq has awarded a new group of professionals from Qatar and the region with the International Project Management  Association (IPMA) certificate.
Tafawoq’s Project Management Centre of Excellence, a partnership between Qatar Shell, Qatar Petroleum and Hamad Bin Khalifa University, is focused on developing the competencies of project management professionals to deliver Qatar’s extraordinary capital
investment projects.
A total of 42 professionals were awarded the IPMA-level D certificate after successfully completing the Essentials of Project Management (EoPM) course. The programme familiarises new project professionals with the principles and practices of project management over the life cycle of a capital investment project.
Bader al-Jaidah, director, Tafawoq, expressed pride at the programme’s success in attracting a growing number of professionals, highlighting that Tafawoq has trained more than 350 project professionals since its establishment three years ago.
“We are very proud of the 42 project engineers who were awarded with an IPMA-level D certificate. This achievement will allow them to enrol in more advanced programmes to further develop their project management skills,” he said, adding, “Through its accredited programme, Tafawoq is laying the foundations of a local community of project management professionals. The new skills acquired by the participants will make them more well-rounded professionals and allow them to excel in their work environments.”
Noora Salem al-Shamlani, senior planning engineer at Qatar Petroleum, said: “The Essentials of Project Management course has allowed me to gain valuable knowledge through work-based activities and interaction with experienced mentors. By comparing local practices with international standards, I was also able to propose immediate improvements in the field.”
According to Ahmed Hassan al-Sulaiti, head of project execution, on-plot and off-plot, at Qatargas, acquiring new practical tools and techniques is another important aspect of
Tafawoq’s training course.
“The EoPM training course covered 15 management-related topics that are key to the success of any project. The new tools and techniques that I acquired through the interaction and group exercises with trainers and peers have helped me manage projects more efficiently and effectively,” said al-Sulaiti.
In 2014, Tafawoq’s course Essentials of Project Management was accredited by the Association for Project Management, which is the largest independent professional body of its kind in Europe with 500 corporate and 18,500 individual members.