International SOS, world’s leading health and security services company, has sent alerts to companies in the UAE to ensure the safety of all its workforce even as heatwaves are expected to become more severe both regionally as well as across the globe.
Bahrain labour fund Tamkeen's portal has won the Bahrain Digital Content Award at a ceremony hosted by BTECH. The portal boasts new features, including a unified user interface to manage applications from a single account as well as partner collaboration.
UAE developer Arada has signed a deal with Bright Capital Investment to bring one of UK’s best-performing schools to its megaproject Masaar in Sharjah. The campus will include performing arts centre, library and sports facilities when completed in 2027.
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the UAE, outside oil and gas, has announced that its ‘Engineer the Future’ programme has reached more than 7,300 students from 29 schools in the 2023-2024 academic year.
Alat, a PIF company focused on industrial transformation, has partnered with King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) to launch the “Alat-KAUST AI Training Program” equipping students with advanced AI skills.
Les Roches, one of the world’s top institutions for high-end hotel management education, has launched a Postgraduate Diploma in Golf Management in its Marbella campus in southern Spain.
Bahrain’s two-month midday ban on outdoor work from noon until 4 pm will begin on July 1, said the labour minister. It is aimed at protecting workers from heat stress and sunstroke and ensuring their safety during the hottest months of the year, he added.
A Think Tank in Bahrain explored the economic implications of the evolving talent landscape, the necessary infrastructure, private-public collaborations, and the educational measures required to prepare the workforce for future demands.
The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) will herald the 2024-25 Academic Year, starting August 2024, with a raft of applied Bachelor and vocational Diploma programmes, as the foundation of its ‘Shaping the Future’ educational model.
Taaleem Holdings, a leading provider of K-12 premium education in the UAE, has completed the construction of its key facility, Dubai British School (DBS) Jumeirah in Dubai. The campus will open in September and is expected to cater to 1,900 students.
