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BUSINESS CLUB [Jordan Times, Amman]
(Jordan Times, The Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Mar. 5--Commencement of Civil Servant Development Programme activities
The first workshop of the Civil Servant Development Programme started on Tuesday. The programme is organised by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development in partnership with Inspirational Development Group (UK), and is co-sponsored by Jordan Dubai Capital (JD Capital). The thirty participants representing different national public entities will receive extensive training on management, leadership skills and economic policy briefing. The full programme will consist of three training workshops conducted by IDG, a UK organisation that offers an extensive range of tailored leadership development programmes. Two of these workshops will be held in Amman and one at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in the United Kingdom. On this occasion, Director General of the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, Tarik Awad commented: "Implementing training programmes for civil servant employees is in line with the directives of His Majesty King Abdullah, aimed at developing the public sector, the skills of its employees and the services provided to citizens." He added: "The fund aims to execute several training programmes on different levels in order to promote Jordan's position as a training centre for leaders and reflecting our efforts towards creating public-private partnerships in a manner that positively impacts sustainable development.
Manafsoft launches 'Yusur' System
As part of its pioneering role in providing software solutions to its clients in Jordan and neighbouring countries, Manafsoft has taken the role of participating in the First Islamic Finance and Investment Forum for the Middle East held at King Hussein Convention Centre in the Dead Sea on March 2 and 3. Manafsoft's role in the forum is considered an added value to its experience as one of the parties interested in the Islamic finance industry. "Yusur", a system that was launched in 2010 to comply with different financial projects and services in the Islamic finance industry. Manafsoft Chairman Sameh Al Aloul said that the "Yusur" system, is specialised in Islamic finance. He added that " the Islamic finance is one mean that would contribute to solving the problem of global credit."
Marriott to add fourth hotel in Jordan in Aqaba
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE:MAR) will open its first luxury JW Marriott Hotel and fourth branded hotel in Jordan in 2013 in Aqaba under a recently concluded agreement with Beaches for Hotels & Spas P.S.C., an affiliate of long-time Jordanian partner, Arab International Hotels Co.,led by Chairman of the Board Nadim Muasher. At the same time, Marriott International, Arab International Hotels Co. and Muasher mutually agreed to certain territorial exclusivity arrangements providing for the development of future hotels in Jordan in addition to the currently operating properties: the 294-room Amman Marriott, the 251-room Jordan Valley Marriott Resort & Spa and the 100-room Petra Marriott. The 264-room JW Marriott Hotel Aqaba will be ideally situated on the northern beach of the Gulf of Aqaba immediately adjacent to the Aqaba Marina, creating a unique destination that connects the city and the sea. The site is located in the centre of Aqaba and fronts onto a public beach on the Gulf and provides easy access to prized tourism destinations like Petra and Wadi Rum and all offshore reefs and water sports for which the Red Sea is famous. Aqaba International Airport is 10 minutes away.
ESKADENIA Software participates in INJAZ Job Shadowing Programme me
ESKADENIA Software participated in the Job Shadowing Programme me (JSP) organised by the Jordanian nonprofit organisation INJAZ on 23 February 2010. The programme aims at providing school students with a closer look at what a real job is like and a sample experience of a working day in a professional's life. ESKADENIA Software received two students from the 9th and 10th grades from Jordanian public schools to "shadow" three business professionals at the company's premises including a senior technical writer, a technical team leader, and a software developer. The goal of the programme me is to allow students to experience a real-career day and to help them decide on their future career preferences. Through their visit to ESKADENIA, students learned about relevance of schoolwork to their future career life, necessary workplace skills, teamwork, connection between learning and earning, and a general overview about their hosts of IT professionals. Each student was able to interview his ESKADENIA host, and from the day's observations prepare a report on the staff, facilities, technologies and benefits within ESKADENIA. "ESKADENIA Software has been participating in the INJAZ Job Shadowing Programme me for three years. It has been a pleasure to receive such special students in our offices and to have members of our staff provide them with a closer look at what real job and work environment are like in the ICT sector," said Salam Fakhoury, human resources manager at ESKADENIA Software.
International Academy staff participate in the Dead2RED Relay Marathon
Twelve teachers from the International Academy-Amman (IAA) participated in the Dead2Red Relay Run on March 4-5 to raise money for UNICEF's work with children, healthcare and education both locally and internationally. To raise money for UNICEF, Nathaniel Mulford (team organiser) has organised a team under the name of "Twelve Terrific Teachers" who trained hard for the event. Mulford said of the challenge: "I have chosen to support UNICEF by running in the 13th Dead2Red Relay because I believe that UNICEF carries out fantastic work for children. As a teacher I wanted to raise funds to support its work in schools, but since the earthquake in Haiti the team's focus has changed to support that. A school-in-a-box provides supplies and materials for a teacher and 40 students in exactly these types of emergencies. I'm hoping that we can raise funds to provide several of these as well as other essential supplies." IAA has a history of throwing its support behind many other worthwhile causes. Recently, they have completed fundraising for the Haiti disaster and Doctors Without Borders.
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