DOHA: Bedaya Center and Qatar Shell, for the fifth consecutive year, have delivered training to volunteer mentors who will in turn coach thousands of students across Qatar in ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ 2016-2017.
‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ is a programme that encourages young people in Qatar to consider entrepreneurship as a careerpath by enhancing their business knowledge and equipping them with valuable business skills, such as teamwork and strategic thinking.
The programme is delivered to students by volunteer mentors from a variety of professional backgrounds, includinglocal business owners with experience in establishing and leading successful ventures. Last year the programme reached more than 1,000 students from 25 schools and 13 universities across Qatar.
The mentors participate in a series of ‘train-the-trainer’ sessions in order to equip them with the skills needed to coach students on general business skills, as well as how to make profits in an ethical manner.
“It is an honour to be participating in ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar’ as a volunteer mentor. This programme has a great positive impact on our younger generation as it develops entrepreneurial skills, ethics and strategic thinking,” said Mohammed Al Muhanadi,one of the ‘Enterprise Challenge Qatar 2016-2017’ volunteer mentors.
“Those young students are the future leaders of Qatar, and having been chosen to be part of building this community is such a pleasure,” he added.
This programme has different levels for high school and university students. It is made up of three parts- the Ethical Business Challenge; the Business Simulation; and the Grand Finals. The programme will run throughoutOctober 2016 until March 2017, with the Grand Final competition taking placein March 2017.
