(MENAFN- Muscat Daily) Octal, the world's leading clearrigid food-packaging material supplier, will welcome 25 students from universities and colleges across Oman this summer as part of the company's annual three-month internship programme.
Designed to supplement education with workplace experience, students majoring in chemical, mechanical and electrical engineering, instrumentation and control, logistics operations, administration and finance, have been selected based on their field of study and academic achievements and will join various departments at Octal's PET complex in Salalah.
The internship programme runs from June 15 until September 14, with interns joining in batches ranging from eight to ten students at a time. During the programme, each student will receive mentorship from an experienced Octal supervisor who will act as a role model to help the next generation of professionals take their first steps towards a successful career. Participating educational institutions include Sultan Qaboos University, Dhofar University, College of Applied Sciences Salalah and Salalah College of Technology.
Kamal Eisa, Octal's head of training and development, said, ''Our goal is to support students' education with practical firsthand professional knowledge and structured learning goals. The summer placements provide interns with real work assignments and access to accomplished professionals in their field in order to give them an up, close and personal insight into what it would be like to work with us in the future.
All activities will be monitored by Octal as we guide talented young Omanis towards successful careers by teaching them the necessary skills to take leading roles in the highly-specialised PET industry.'' Octal is one of the largest employers in Salalah and the No 1 exporter from the Port of Salalah, serving local, regional and multinational companies in more than 75 countries
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