Vocational Trainer
ITQAN
Total years of experience :16 years, 9 Months
• Facilitate students’ learning by delivering high-quality learning experiences while using a variety of technology that provides for individual learning needs, incorporates literacy and numeracy, and enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
• Develop high quality teaching and learning resources, especially for hands-on practical inspection activities
• Implement student-centered strategies such as PBL and Gamification to ensure a more engaging learning experience for the students.
• Help the Lead Trainer/HoD in the daily operations of the vocational department
Key Contribution:
• Helped achieve the college’s first time exam pass rates and deliver considerable improvements in the annual KPMG audit scores.
• Responsible for the strategic leadership of the vocational department encompassing the academic/vocational delivery, quality management, physical resources maintenance, team management and student experience.
• Facilitate students’ learning by delivering high-quality learning experiences while using a variety of technology that provides for individual learning needs, incorporates literacy and numeracy, and enables students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills.
• Oversee the development of the course curriculum and the production of high quality teaching and learning resources, including resources in electronic formats.
• Mentor and guide the students throughout the learning process, providing them with support and orientation along their subjects.
• Manage the development of the assessment tools in compliance with the College practices and Saudi Skills Standards requirements
• Implement a support strategy for students at risk to ensure their term progression and successful completion.
• Increase student attendance through the implementation of innovative practices.
• Coordinate and oversee the External Assessments (Capstone & CBT) and the e-portoflio of students in accordance to the Saudi Skills Standards record management system requirements.
• Oversee the On Job Training (OJT) program for the VT students to ensure future viable employment opportunities.
Key Contribution:
• Mentored the batch of the first graduates with concrete employment.
• Represent the company at international venues in North Africa, Turkey and China.
• Conduct international negotiations on behalf of management.
• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the company.
• Implement strategic managerial practices to help win new partnerships.
Key Contribution:
• Won the official representation of major Chinese Technology company for the North African market
• Develop and executed a strategic operational strategy that achieved high levels of success in all areas of training (Foundation and Technical), through the provision of inspiring leadership and the promotion of high professional values and standards.
• Responsible for the implementation and management of innovative, creative teaching and learning strategies, through a leadership approach that encourages collaborative practice across the department, to improve pedagogical practice and student attainment.
• Mentor trainers in their subject matter, content, and course delivery techniques for quality assurance purposes.
• Assess professional development requirements of trainees in liaison with the industry
• Establish industry links for the college with companies such as Aramco, Sabic, Mercedes-Benz…
Key Contributions:
• Landed a deal with Mercedes-Benz Jeddah to employ recent graduates
• Took the department’s teaching resources from 3 to 14 working labs
• Increased the department’s student intake to have two thirds of the whole college student body
• Coordinate the Business development strategy of the company for the North Africa geo-market.
• Represent the company at major industry venues and summits for Oil/Gas.
• In charge of company's participation in major international tenders
• Supervise both the technical and commercial parts of tendering processes for clients in Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Morocco
• Liaise with the personnel in the warehouse and in the field
• Present clients with pre and post job reports as well as new technologies/services
Key Contribution:
• Landed multi-million dollar deals for major down-hole services projects in North Africa
• Teach students from different college levels in different technical and business subjects
• Counsel students on individual basis in order to offer personal, educational, and career support
• Implement behavioral, disciplinary, and grade tracking systems that improved ability to identify needs and evaluate progress
Key Contribution:
• Mentored struggling students achieve academic progress.