Doha: Qatar Airways (QA) will participate in the Eighth Annual Qatar UK Career Fair in London on February 21.
QA will take part with its Al Darb Qatarisation Programme which provides citizens with opportunity to join the airline and the fast-growing aviation sector, QNA reports, quoting a QA statement.
At the fair organised by the Qatari embassy, QA will update Qatari students graduates in the UK on the programmes under Al Darb Qatarisation initiative.
The initiative offers employment and training opportunities, helps students and graduates pursue studies to develop careers and prepares them for strategic roles and responsibilities in the airline.
Akbar Al Baker, QA Group Chief Executive, said: “We are pleased to have a long-standing presence at the fair to introduce rewarding opportunities the airline provides and the long- term career paths available for Qatari talents joining the carrier’s team.”
Dr Kholode Al Obaidli, Vice-President, National Talent Management, QA, said, “We are pleased to showcase our programmes to attract more Qatari talent to work for the airline.”
QA will participate along with nine other Qatari companies. The airline will interview students who have applied for Al Darb programmes and highlight employment and career development opportunities.
Al Darb initiative includes National Scholarship Programme, Graduate Development Programme in cooperation with Massey University in New Zealand, Aviation Management Programme and Internship Programme. QA’s talent management team, trained graduates and those on QA scholarships studying in the UK will highlight benefits of QA’s employment and training programmes, answer students’ questions and share expertise.
Al Darb offers employment and training opportunities for new graduates and scholarships to university students. It supports 23 majors and targets students with high performance and potential and professionals in the aviation sector. It seeks to train participants to apply what they learn in real-life situations, not just in Qatar but also in locations across the globe.
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Doha: Qatar Airways (QA) has launched a new marketing campaign as part of its three-year partnership with FC Barcelona.
Following the success of the first TV spot, The Land of FC Barcelona depicting the imaginary world of FC Barcelona where Lionel Messi taught football skills and Andres Iniesta was an artist, the airline unveiled the second campaign at a press conference at Four Seasons Hotel in Doha, QNA reports.
Present were QA Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, Vice-President, Economic and Strategic Area, FC Barcelona, Javier Faus, FCB’s First Team players Gerard Pique and Neymar da Silva and Manel Arroyo, Vice-President, Media Area, FC Barcelona.
Starring FC Barcelona stars Messi, Neymar Jr., Pique, Iniesta and Luis Suarez, QA’s new commercial has the players visiting destinations within the airline’s network, including the Maldives, Dallas, Paris and Seoul. The spot to be aired in English, Arabic and Catalan takes a humorous look at the players participating in activities at each destination. the peninsula
