(MENAFN- Arab News) Qatar Career Fair (QCF) a member of Qatar Foundation for Education Science and Community Development (QF) launched its third annual Summer Career Camp on Sunday.
The two-week course which kicked off at Education City's Recreational Centre will see male and female Qatari high school students from around the country participate in a series of activities programs and interactive workshops.
By hosting the Summer Career Camp 2015 QCF supports QF's mission of modernizing the country in order to build a knowledge-based economy through unlocking human potential and enhancing the skills of the labor force.
Saad Abdullah Al-Kharji head of operations at Qatar Career Fair said in his opening speech: 'Through this event we strive to reinforce students' self-confidence by guiding them toward making smart decisions and choices that reflect positively on their academic and professional path as well as introducing them to the Qatari labor market its growth sectors and the various recruitment needs of the state.'
'The Summer Career Camp is merely one of many projects and initiatives that are currently being spearheaded and rolled out by QCF complementing its collaborative efforts with various institutions in both the private and public sector to empower and prepare local youth to enter the Qatari labor marketand its key growth drivers with force' he added.
Al-Kharji noted that the primary objective of the camp is to recruit both male and female Qatari youth and equip them with a set of practical skills that will enable them to optimally plan for their academic and professional future.
Additionally Al-Kharji noted how proud he is of Qatar Foundation's efforts in promoting educational research and developmental sectors under the Qatar National Vision 2030 and propelling Qatar's knowledge-based economy to world-class levels by elevating Qatari nationals' competencies honing their skills and strengthening their talents.