Highway training made mandatory for new drivers in Dubai

UAE, Dubai, March 26th, 2012 – Training to drive on the highway for a minimum of two hours has been made mandatory to obtain a driving licence in Dubai, officials announced yesterday.
“After passing the road test, drivers will now have to undergo driving lessons along the highway, with trainers beside them, before they are issued a driver’s licence,” said Ahmad Hashim Behroozian, CEO of the Roads and Transport Authority’s (RTA) Licensing Agency.
“This will ascertain the drivers’ ability to cope with the vehicle as well as other vehicles on the road.”
He was speaking at the launch of the unified curriculum for all driving institutes in Dubai.
The unified curriculum for training and qualifying those wishing to obtain driving licences for light motor vehicles has been distributed to all institutes and has been put into effect since the start of this year, he said. Training on the highway is just one of the changes the new curriculum will introduce. Other significant changes include mandatory night driving lessons and lessons on sudden braking in case of emergency situations.
“It is a complete training package, which takes the learner from attitude development and road safety awareness to vehicle familiarisation, from driving in simple to complex road networks to night driving until finally to freeway driving.”
At present, every driving school has its own curriculum. “They all cover the major skills but by unifying we have put a structure around the training process and based on this the schools can come up with improvements,” Behroozian said.
The new curriculum — delivered in Arabic, English and Urdu — has two components. The theoretical component comprises eight basic lectures and videos — including road rules, attitude and accident case studies — which are mandatory for trainees to attend as they cover safety standards and groom them to become able drivers, he said. The practical component comprises five basic stages including emergency braking, parking exercises, night driving and highway driving.
No additional costs
The number of mandatory lessons will still continue to be 40 lessons. This way the curriculum will not mean any additional costs for the trainees, Behroozian said, adding that the drivers will benefit from better training at the same cost.
The curriculum will follow a systematic progressive teaching method, whereby trainees will have to demonstrate their proficiency before being allowed to progress to the next step.
Three specific areas along the highway have been identified by RTA for training drivers, Hussain Al Saffar, Director of Drivers Training and Qualification department at the RTA, told Gulf News.
The road connecting the Business Bay crossing to Al Hadiqa Road, Emirates Road from near the Sharjah boundary up to Al Aweer Interchange and Al Aweer road leading towards Hatta are the areas identified.
“While driving along the highway, trainees will not be assessed because they would already have passed the road test. But the training is a means of managing risk on the highways,” he said.
Asked if the new curriculum will make it easier or harder for aspiring drivers, Sultan Al Marzouqi, Director of the Drivers Licensing department, said that the RTA’s focus is on allowing only safe drivers on the roads.
“The pass rate at driving tests has more than doubled recently, going from 17 per cent on average between 2008 and 2010 to 30 per cent in 2011. Accidents and deaths have also come down. This means drivers are being trained better,” he said.

ArabiCollege – Arabic Language Classes

UAE, Dubai – Founded in 2007 by Mr. Mohamed Bamatraf; the Managing Director, Arabicollege is an educational college that teaches the Arabic Language to non-speakers around the world through 24/7 Live Online sessions and virtual classrooms. In addition to other high standard language learning methods, Arabicollege offers various other multimedia modules and interactive courses.

With over than 80 years teaching experience Arabicollege is committed to offer professional Arabic learning programs, which enable learners to learn Arabic easily, speak Arabic fluently, understand and write Arabic correctly the way a native Arabic speaker does.

ArabiCollege courses are designed to give you choices. We are available round the clock, anytime and anywhere. We offer the flexibility you need to customize your learning schedule exactly the way you want.
With a variety of 24 hours online Arabic courses you don’t have to travel or take long distances to reach an Arabic school or an Arabic training center. Regardless of time zone differences you will reach your Arabic language educator and contact him or her anytime and interactive live with your native teacher.

Since your progress in learning Arabic language is our main stimulation, ArabiCollege is always here for you. Each learner receives special individual feedback, support and guidance along the way of learning Arabic. Once you have decided to apply and design your own Arabic course, our Arabic teachers and advisors will provide you with valuable recommendations and comments in every step toward using Arabic fluently.

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Certificate In Succession Planning And Career Development – Dusit Thani Hotel

UAE, Dubai, June 10th – 13th, 2012 – Succession planning has been identified as a key issue that “keeps CEOs awake at night”. Organisations that implement effective succession planning and career development ensure business continuity while motivating and retaining their talent. In the GCC region it is a key driver of localisation by ensuring that there are strategies in place to meet our challenging localisation targets.

3 Key Business Benefits:

* Ensure business continuity by planning succession into key organisational positions and preparing people appropriately to step up to leadership roles

* Identify talented employees and provide structured career development opportunities to enable them to take on higher level and broader responsibilities

* Attract and retain the top talent you need to meet your organisation’s current and future objectives

Who Should Attend?

This course has been specifically designed for all management professionals with an interest in ensuring business continuity and improving performance, motivation and loyalty of employees. It is an essential course for Department Heads, Directors, Senior Managers and Section Heads. HR professionals, People Development Officers and Career Development Specialists will also benefit from the outcomes of this course.

Certificate In Succession Planning And Career Development | Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai | June 10 – 13, 2012 | Dubai Events: Training:

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Event Category: Training

Date: June 10 – 13, 2012

Venue: Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Details:



Certificate In Succession Planning And Career Development
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Janet D’Souza

Tel: +971 4 335 2437

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Venue Contact:

Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai,

United Arab Emirates.

Phone: +971 4 343 3333

Fax: +971 4 343 4222
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Essentials Of Internal Audit

UAE, Dubai, September 2nd – 6th, 2012 – This course covers everything you need to know as a newcomer to Internal Audit regarding the most effective audit practices. There has never been a more interesting or challenging time to be an internal auditor. The function has changed significantly from the basic compliance and checking function it once was.
Internal audit in the 21st century should be vibrant and exciting; adding real value to the organisation and operating at the highest levels.
The reputation of many audit functions is soaring – it is increasingly recognised as a catalyst for change and a business partner. If you have staff who are new to Internal Audit you will want them to learn the best audit practices and be able to apply them efficiently. The course will introduce you to the worldwide best practice and how to apply it.

Maybe you have auditors who are returning to the function, or staff who are to be seconded to you for a period of time? You will want them to learn about the changing role of the audit function. Perhaps you work in a line function with responsibility for providing assurance to the board and need a fuller understanding of the internal audit role.

Details:

What You Will Learn?
* What it means to be an internal auditor

* A thorough understanding of modern internal audit

* Responsibilities of the function and its professional standards

* The different types of audit and how to apply them

* How to plan and complete an effective audit

* The skills you need and how to plug the gaps

* How to write a report with impact

* How to persuade management to accept your recommendations

Essentials Of Internal Audit | TBC, Dubai | September 2 – 6, 2012 | Dubai Events: Training:

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Event Category: Training

Date: September 2 – 6, 2012

Venue: TBC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Essentials Of Internal Audit
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Janet D’Souza

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Venue Contact:
TBC – Turkish Business Council Dubai

Al Barsha Business Center Building

2nd Floor, Office 227

Dubai – UAE

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Certificate In International Compliance: Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel

UAE, Dubai, July 8th – 11th 2012 – The goal of this course is to provide compliance officers and managers with skills that can be immediately used upon return to the organisation. You will learn to appreciate the extent to which organisations and their public officers are exposed to in the ever-increasing regulatory environment, how to identify the compliance issues that have the most significance for you and how to introduce a compliance management programme within your organisation.

Business Benefits:
* Define the meaning of compliance for your organisation and be capable of developing an organisational response to its demands

* Appreciate the relationship between corporate ethics, governance and compliance, including the market expectation of that relationship

* Know what drives your compliance exposure both at home and abroad and understand the risk consequences of noncompliance

* Recognise the implications of corporate accountability in developing a culture of compliance

* Understand how to produce a corporate compliance programme tailored to your own organisation and learn how to optimise your organisational structure for compliance
Who Should Attend?

This course is designed to provide a holistic overview of compliance. All professionals with responsibility for compliance will benefit by attending, specifically:
* Directors and Senior Managers

* Company Secretaries

* Compliance Professionals

* Risk Managers

* Legal Advisers and Lawyers

* In-House Corporate Counsel

* Auditors and Audit Managers

* Compliance Officers and Managers

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Jumeirah Emirates Towers

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Advanced Financial Statement Analysis Training: Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates

UAE, Dubai, July 18th, 2012 – As the global economy continues to pass through a period of uncertainty, the ability of finance professionals to effectively analyse financial statements and make decisions based on this analysis is increasingly important. Assessing the financial health of a company can be a complex task and a simplistic approach to financial analysis can potentially lead to misleading (and costly) decisions.
This course will provide you with the necessary analytical framework and a wide array of practical tools to help you understand and exploit information in financial statements. You will be shown how to examine the many valuable and relevant pieces that make up a financial statement. Application of advanced techniques will enable you to gain more information out of financial statements, allowing you to better assess a company’s profitability and risk and to make more accurate valuations.

Various approaches to investment analysis and valuation will be explored. You will also delve into specific decisions such as mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, investments and trading that managers face in their organisations.

It is essential for all those who have to read, understand and analyse financial statements. The tools and techniques you will gain from this highly informative course will be easily transferable to the workplace, enhanced through a combination of interactive case studies, exercises and examples.
Learning Objectives:
* Focus on the assessment of business performance through the analysis of financial statements as well as the valuation of off-balance sheet obligations and commitments i.e. documentary credits and derivatives

* Understand the different approaches for pricing a company’s fair value for a variety of purposes, i.e. mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, investments and trading

* Analyse the different problems and risk variables that a company might encounter via the proper analysis of its financial statements

* Detect the weak spots in a company’s performance and eventually assist bank executives to cross sell their different products in asset liability management, risk management, etc

Who Should Attend This Course?

This course will specifically benefit those working in finance and accounts departments or involved with credit and business analysis, investment management and financial decision makers in major corporations, banks and other financial institutions.

Advanced Financial Statement Analysis | Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai | July 15 – 18, 2012 | Dubai Events: Training:

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Event Category: Training

Date: July 15 – 18, 2012

Venue: Kempinski Hotel, Mall of the Emirates, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates

Sheikh Zayed Road, Al Barsha

Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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ICDL’s new ‘IT Security’ certification program.

Cybercrime is a growing threat for active Internet corridors in the Middle East, ICDL’s new ‘IT Security’ certification program designed to arm computer users against today’s digital dangers.
 Recent high profile cyber incidents in the region have highlighted the increasingly complex, sophisticated and organized nature of cybercrime. According to a Symantec Internet Threat Report 65% of adults globally have fallen prey to cybercrime; the incurred costs of these cyber attacks amount to nearly $114 billion annually as highlighted by another Cybercrime report published by Norton. More than two-thirds of adults who spend time online have been a victim of cybercrime in their lifetime. Cybercriminals attack by the second, resulting in more than one million victims globally every day; that is two citizens every minute in the UAE alone, second only to Saudi Arabia.

These facts underline a growing threat in a region experiencing a rapid surge in technology use by individuals. As of December 31, 2011, the Middle East has posted the second highest regional increase in Internet usage for the period 2000 to 2011 at a rate of 2,244.8 per cent. The GCC region posts the highest Internet growth in the Arab World with around 4 million Internet users that account for a 10 per cent Internet penetration rate.
Individuals at home and in the workplace with low to medium computer experience are especially susceptible to Internet fraud and attacks as they consider themselves adequately protected by their software and hardware, unaware that criminal elements have the advanced skills and persistence to break into their systems.
In response to the growing need for an adapted security awareness programme that addresses these risks at the individuals’ level, ICDL GCC Foundation introduced the new “IT Security” module. This Security focused programme provides the learner with an essential understanding of how to use a computer in a safe and secure manner, protecting personal data and that of other users. With “IT Security”, ICDL will intensify and support government efforts to educate the general public on the best practices of cyber safety.
The new module also provides flexibility and a wider range of options for achieving the ICDL certification. Candidates will now have the choice to take IT Security as an additional module to the ICDL package or replace any of the 7 required modules with this new unit to gain the ICDL Certificate.Individuals can also choose to take IT Security as a standalone certification.
By providing a more flexible approach to certification, ICDL GCC Foundation is responding to market demand; people either want or need to be certified in a broader range of activities from which they can choose.
ICDL-accredited centers will be offering the new ICDL Module 12 – IT Security to impart essential skills on the secure daily use of ICT, such as the use of techniques and applications to protect network connections; data and information management; proper Internet etiquette or ‘netiquette,’ responsible use of Social Media, and Parental Control. Participants will gain a solid understanding of the key concepts related to the importance of secure information and data, physical security, privacy and identity theft.
The module’s content categories include Security Concepts, Malware, Network Security, Secure Web Use, Communications, and Secure Data Management.
“The dangers of the Internet must not be taken lightly. Left untended, security gaps in the home or office network could lead to disastrous results such as identity theft or even physical attacks. The occurrence of cyber-crimes in our region has proliferated due to the lack of awareness, and the lack of educated prevention by the user. The ICDL IT Security module arms computer users with the prerequisite skills to create robust defenses to their offline and online environments, providing them with a valuable asset amidst the surge in Internet activity being experienced throughout the Gulf region,” said Jamil Ezzo, Director General of the ICDL GCC Foundation
ICDL is the world’s most recognized ICT certification widely known and respected for its ethos of not-for-profit and vendor neutrality. Like the program’s 11 other existing modules, ICDL Module 12 – IT Security has been designed to provide real-world examples that make practical skills relevant and deliver content that references relevant studies and statistics. It addresses the need to keep pace with technology advancements and raises awareness on the basics of protecting and preserving data, identity and privacy.
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