Etisalat Afghanistan launched an employee succession program in collaboration with the UAE-based Etisalat Academy at a luxury hotel in Kabul on Tuesday, said a spokesman for the multinational mobile phone company said. The launching ceremony was attended by Yousaf Al Sayed, chairman of Etisalat Afghanistan, Chief Executive Officer Saeed Hamad Al Hamli, Deputy Minister of Communications Saadat, Baryalai Hasam, deputy minister for technical affairs at the Ministry of Communications.
Etisalat spokesman Imran Afzal Janjua said General Manager of Etisalat Academy David Brennan and Afghan government and UAE Embassy officials were in attendance. The agreement was signed by CEO Saeed Hamad Al Hamli, and GM Brennan.
The initiative was in line with Etisalat Afghanistan’s longstanding resolve of partnering in the development and enhancement of human capital and skill levels of local employees, Janjua said in a statement.
"As we continue to invest and expand, we are committed to supporting the enhancement of human capital and skill levels of our workforce in Afghanistan," Saeed Al Hamli told the ceremony.
He hoped the employee succession programme would usher in a new era of skilled local workforce to steer the company to new heights by stimulating the economic growth and development of Afghanistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Brennan said: "Etisalat is deeply committed to enabling the lives of people across Afghanistan through access to the highest quality, modern communications."
Baryalai Hasam characterised the Afghanistan-UAE relationship as deep-rooted and durable. He commended Etisalat's role in terms of investment and provision of telecommunication services throughout the country.
The agreement spells out a total of 47 training sessions, lasting 143 days and involving 416 employees. The first training session will commence from September 26th and. A series of programmes for successors would continue through the current year, Janjua concluded.
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Etisalat spokesman Imran Afzal Janjua said General Manager of Etisalat Academy David Brennan and Afghan government and UAE Embassy officials were in attendance. The agreement was signed by CEO Saeed Hamad Al Hamli, and GM Brennan.
The initiative was in line with Etisalat Afghanistan’s longstanding resolve of partnering in the development and enhancement of human capital and skill levels of local employees, Janjua said in a statement.
"As we continue to invest and expand, we are committed to supporting the enhancement of human capital and skill levels of our workforce in Afghanistan," Saeed Al Hamli told the ceremony.
He hoped the employee succession programme would usher in a new era of skilled local workforce to steer the company to new heights by stimulating the economic growth and development of Afghanistan.
Speaking on the occasion, Brennan said: "Etisalat is deeply committed to enabling the lives of people across Afghanistan through access to the highest quality, modern communications."
Baryalai Hasam characterised the Afghanistan-UAE relationship as deep-rooted and durable. He commended Etisalat's role in terms of investment and provision of telecommunication services throughout the country.
The agreement spells out a total of 47 training sessions, lasting 143 days and involving 416 employees. The first training session will commence from September 26th and. A series of programmes for successors would continue through the current year, Janjua concluded.
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