Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University is organizing a three-day international conference and an exhibition on training and development from Oct. 19.
Education Minister Azzam Al-Dakhil, who is sponsoring the event, will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the launching of the conference and answer questions from journalists.
The conference is part of the university’s program to serve a large number of managers involved in training, promotion and human resources development.
Abeer bint Ali Al-Harbe, dean of the university’s department of promotion and development of skills, said specialists from both the public and private sectors will participate in the three-day conference.
She said, in addition, a large number of thinkers, decision-makers and leading personalities from regional and international organizations will also attend the conference and the exhibition.
“The conference is an area dedicated for brain storming, exchange of knowledge and review of the best methods to manage talents,” she said.
Al-Harbe said the conference is also an international meeting point for the people who are seriously endeavoring to realize development and progress.
“The university will host a distinguished group of businessmen and women who are aspiring for institutional development and excellence,” she said.
Al-Harbe said directors of the departments of human resources development will exchange expertise with a view to arriving at the best methods of talent management.
“The participants will discuss the challenges facing the management and development of talents in the Arab world and means of confronting them,” she said.
Al-Harbe said the conference will also focus on the most recent tools and applications being used in training and development of skills for employees, leaders and students.
She said the conference will discuss ways and means of developing the methods of training and the best methods of retaining the skillful human cadres.
Agencies
