MoEHE and CNA-Q mark OHS training graduation for 80 high school teachers

Doha: In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MoEHE), the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar (CNA-Q) organised a hybrid graduation ceremony to celebrate the completion of Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) training for 80 Public High School teachers from Qatar’s Business and Technical Schools. 

The ceremony was attended by Dr. Salem Al Naemi, CNA-Q President; Dr. Rachid Benlamri, Vice President – Academic Affairs at CNA-Q, Dr. Suhaim Khalaf Al-Josaiman, Manager of CNA-Q’s Continuing and Professional Education, Hessa Al Ali, Director of Training and Educational Development Center- MoEHE, Mohamed Abdullah Al-Maraghi, Director of Health and Safety Department-MoEHE. Continuing and Professional Education Department (CPE) at CNA-Q, in collaboration with the School of Engineering Technology and Industrial Trades, offered this Occupational Health & Safety training to the graduates at the request of the Ministry of Education. The courses included introductory modules on health and safety in the schooling workplace. It also investigated scenarios of possible health and safety risks within classrooms and workshops, using case studies and video examples. From an organisational and individual point of view, the programme initiated discussions about possible short-term and long-term methods of improving health and safety within the schools. Furthermore, the sessions gave a brief look into the global and local contemporary health and safety issues.