Training and Development

Qatar Steel believes in building the capabilities of its staff through investing in opportunities for skill acquisition and career development. As the Department’s long-term business objective is to maintain and enhance the company’s competitive edge, all training programs are directed towards facilitating improved performance and offering real-life tools that are directly relevant to the business’ needs. Additionally, Qatar Steel implements comprehensive on-the-job training for fresh graduate employees and new hires in order to expose them to key activities and skills required for their roles.

The enormous emphasis Qatar Steel places on this strategy is evidenced by the fact that the number of training hours each employee receives per year have more than doubled in the past year, from only 12.7 hours in 2017 to 29 hours in 2018. This substantial increase is also part of a longer-term positive trend that the company is driving, as the total company training hours have more than tripled since 2016.Another top priority of the company is to build a pool of fresh Qatari talent to take over certain positions in the event when it becomes vacant, thus ensuring the continued survival and success of the company as well as of the national economy, in alignment with the Qatar National Vision 2030. So far, six employees have been a nominated for this Career Development Program and underwent an assessment in order to evaluate their competencies and identify potential areas of improvement.