Bechtel, a leading engineering and construction company, recently partnered with Petrofac, a leading provider of oilfield services, to support Injaz UAE in hosting the Junior Achievement (JA) Innovation Day Camp in Dubai. 

 

Injaz UAE, a non-profit and a member of JA Worldwide, promotes youth education and training in the Arab World and encourages entrepreneurship. 

 

The Innovation Day Camp is part of Bechtel's Building Future Leaders initiative, which seeks to increase the number of students around the world who benefit from JA's entrepreneurship and work readiness program.

 

Bechtel and Petrofac employees working on the Al Taweelah Alumina refinery project in the UAE, mentored 70 Zayed University students on how to turn innovative, entrepreneurial ideas into successful businesses. 

 

As part of the Innovation Day Camp, the students were divided into teams and presented with a unique problem and tight deadline. Each team was challenged to develop business plans that incorporated the marketing, financing, and operational aspects of a real enterprise.  

 

"Our employees are committed to making a difference in the communities where we work, and our efforts with INJAZ on the Innovation Day Camp is an excellent example of how volunteers and students are teaming to strengthen the alignment between formal education and skills required in the workplace," said Charlene Wheeless, head of global corporate affairs at Bechtel. -TradeArabia News Service