Dubai, October 8, 2014: Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS) celebrated the graduation of its first batch of employees in a comprehensive one- year career development programme with Senior Vice President Ibrahim Ahli inaugurating the scheme on behalf of His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) and CEO of DANS.
The development programme is inspired by the four elements of life and caters to all levels and specialist roles within the organisation. The Air component is aimed at developing staff for leadership roles in the organisation, while “Sun” focuses on developing the next line managers and team leaders. The “Water” component is designed for those who opt to take up specialist and supervisory roles in the future and the “Earth” element caters to newly-joined employees. Consistent across all segments are the fixed components of mentoring, shadowing, engagement in corporate social responsibility activities and networking. Additional features of the programme are tailored to individual and role requirements.
In reference to the event, Mohammed Ahli commented: “DANS is committed to providing the best career development opportunities for its employees as part of its strategy to enhance their knowledge, skills and expertise in order to serve the aviation industry efficiently and professionally. The Development Programme sits at the very heart of this strategy and will go a long way in meeting our future needs of qualified and experienced professionals to manage the rising air traffic growth in Dubai.”
As part of this commitment the programme’s objective is to incorporate 70 per cent of its Emirati employees into the programme over the next five years.
In summary, the programme is unique and bespoke to DANS, covers all the levels of the organisation and offers a tailored curriculum that addresses the professional training needs of the employees. All with the intention of producing the skilled taskforce essential to benefit the aviation industry’s stakeholders in long term.
