NTI WINS EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR DEVELOPING TALENT

National Training Institute (NTI) won the Excellence Award for Developing Talent for Construction & Energy Sectors at Dossier Construction’s Infrastructure Awards & Summit 2018 recently.

HE Dr. Rasheed bin al Safi al Huraibi, Chairman of Oman Tender Board, the chief guest presented the award to NTI CEO Lawrence Alva. HE Dr. Darwish bin Saif al Maharbi, Undersecretary for Administrative and Financial Affairs at the Ministry of Health was the guest of honour.

Over the past three decades,

NTI has grown both in terms of infrastructure development and is providing internationally recognised qualifications across a range of skill sets. NTI has actively participated, for the past 28 years, in the Sultanate’s national objectives initiatives through training for employment scheme.

It has established partnerships and accreditations with international awarding bodies for providing relevant qualifications.

NTI has invested in building and providing state of the art training facilities on par with international standards, including a purpose-built state-of-the art training facility, for training Oil & Gas Technicians. “Building a competent national workforce is essential for the success of any nation.

The Sultanate is on the right track to achieve this vision by actively developing national workforce. NTI believes that empowered individuals drive organisational excellence, and this empowerment comes through possessing the right skills and knowledge to face the challenges with confidence,” says Lawrence.

“NTI constantly engages with the employers to explore and provide training that meet current skill sets that are required by the employers.” It has also engaged with the National Training Fund (NTF) to develop young Omanis to be employed in the private sector across industries.

NTI is partnering with many public and private sector companies in Oman. It continues to provide various HSE training to PDO contractors. “We are running a collaborative project with

BP, Omanoil and CCED to upskill their oil and gas technicians. We are in talks with Oman Airports & Duqm Refinery for skill development programmes.” Currently, NTI is delivering a project for the National Training Fund to train and employ over 500 fresh Omani nationals for various employers.