The Journey of Uplifting: First Ever Petroleum Development Oman Corporate Digital Competency Development Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilal Mudhafar AL-Riyami ◽  
Hamed Ali Al Subhi
Keyword(s):  
Task Force ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Competency Framework ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Digital Competency ◽  
Petroleum Development

Abstract With capability training becoming ever important, our Pilot in-house developed and run program during COVID-19 delivered a comprehensive digital learning ecosystem which enabled participants to develop their digital skills and competencies. The digital learning journey empowered Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) staff to become ambassadors working in collaboration to enable their department digital plans. Building on international best practices, uplifting our engineers to become data scientists will drive direct business value in an efficient decentralized manner and cater for the ever-growing demand for digital transformation. As PDO embarks into the digital world, the program offered participants customized learning paths enabling them to utilize technology to optimize their daily operations, increase efficiency and effectiveness. Also the program enabled staff to get hands-on exposure to digital projects and what other companies in the sector add a practicing in the space of digital transformation. Hence, participants have built the required digital muscle and competencies to drive PDO digital agenda and bring value to the business. With the vision of promoting and pioneering our talent and organization as future ready, the program played a vital role in reshaping PDO's image in coping with the Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VOCA) working environment. The program started as a pilot project covering a specific number of PDO staff to build their digital competencies and experiment with various learning paths and tools. Also, the program focused on on-boarding their managers into the program to fully understand the added value of launching a 19 week program with diverse approaches to build their staff's skills. Moreover, one of the key goals of the pilot project is to test various mentorship and coaching approaches to ensure higher completion rates from all participants and cater for their technical challenges. As PDO working towards corporate digital strategy, the program is paving the way to build a robust training and competency framework, a task force capable of driving change and forward looking plans. With the successful results of the pilot, replication of the methodology and maturing the program is now being taken by PDO Information technology department to corporately build digital muscle within PDO value chain. As a result of participants' first pilot project and implementation posts evaluation assessment, the management endorsed the launch of cohort 2 for the program tackling a bigger number of staff and expanding the range of competencies to tackle in the areas of data science, machine learning and personal intelligence. One of the key learnings which was implemented in cohort 2, is building a comprehensive stakeholder map and alignment plans to ensure the right path of corporate scale beyond and benefit a bigger audience within the corporate. For example, multiple workshops and engagement sessions have been done with PDO Learning Academy and technical coaches in different departments to match the outcomes from cohort 2 and the aspiration of PDO building digital competency framework. In addition, PDO digital competency development program has aspired to build an ecosystem within the organization and in collaboration with external stakeholders like universities, e-learning platforms and technical partners to ensure sustainability of such initiatives and their scalability beyond PDO. The program sparked many conversations within the ecosystem to build collaborative teams and joint task force to investigate how we can build digital competencies for our staff and as well for startups to encourage growth from various aspects.

scholarly journals Development of Information Competence of University Students in the Process of Mapping and Scribing

2020 ◽  
pp. 93-105
Author(s):  
Natalia Petrovna Tabachuk
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Digital Competencies ◽  
Education Of Students

The study focuses on the fact that during the period of digital transformation, modern models of digital competencies have emerged, which serve as the basis for the formation of new standards in the field of education, for the expansion of the teaching professions of the future, for the transition to new learning technologies (mapping, scribing) and the development of professional competencies of students, one of which is information competence. The following issues («prospects of digital transformation in education», «types of models of digital competencies», «information competence as an existential skill and long-term metaability», «mapping as a process of translation of meaning-making», «specific characteristics of cards», «technology of scribing in education») which rise in modern research and affect the improvement of the educational process in the digital educational environment of the university are subject to discussion. Attention is drawn to the description of the pedagogical experience of using mapping and scribing for the development of information competence of university students. The examples of maps created by students and undergraduates of the direction of training «Pedagogical education» and contributing to the formation of their deep and error-free digital educational footprint are given. The influence of mapping and scribing on increasing motivation to learn and the emergence of new student startups in the field of education is investigated. The leading research methods are: analysis of digital competence models for the relevance of the process of developing information competence of university students; analysis and selection of modern technologies in the period of digital transformation in education; generalization of conceptual provisions on information competence and its role for human development; generalization of the pedagogical experience of using mapping and scribing for the development of information competence of university students. Promising areas of research are: the formation of a collection of maps for use in professional activities, for their cognitive analysis; development of the direction of video scribing for distance and additional education of students; identification of the advantages and disadvantages of mapping and scribing and their effectiveness in the development of students' information competence. The research materials are of practical value for students, undergraduates, university teachers and teachers of other educational institutions who are looking for new technologies in organizing the learning process.

scholarly journals Community Development Programs For Socio-Economic Development In Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Siraj Bashir ◽  
Nasreen Aslam Shah
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
Socio Economic Development ◽  
The Impact

Community development program is defined as the set of programs and policies designed to improve the socio-economic condition and also use the existing resources in better way. It is an organized process where member’s efforts of a community can be joined with the collaboration of government departments and non-governmental organizations to improve and evolve community socially, economically and culturally. In Pakistan, the first community development program was introduced in 1951 with the establishment of pilot project in Karachi, by the federal government. Since 1951 till today various community development programs have been implemented by government and non-government organizations (NGOs) to improve the living standard of people. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact and contribution of community development programs for socio-economic development in Pakistan. The research study endeavored to analyze the social and economical impacts of these programs on the communities where the programs were implemented. The study included interviews with government officials, NGOs staff and beneficiaries in the field. The findings of study shows that programs in general have positive impacts and appreciated but a lot of work are needed to be done for the welfare of whole society. The recommendations were made as to the best practices of community development programs for policy makers and NGOs to improve the living standard of people in the country.

scholarly journals The role of digital transformation on e-learning at King Khalid University considering the Corona pandemic covid 19: دور التحول الرقمي في تفعيل التعليم الإلكتروني في جامعة الملك خالد خلال جائحة كورونا (COVID-19)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (21) ◽  
pp. 122-103
Author(s):  
Asia Yaqoub Al Hadi Abdul Khair Asia Yaqoub Al Hadi Abdul Khair
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Development ◽  
Rapid Change ◽  
Electronic System ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Digital Processes

The study aimed to identify the important role that digital transformation plays in activating and developing e-learning, as digital transformation has radically changed in all fields, especially in the field of education, as it allowed the emergence of modern educational methods and methods. With the rapid development in the world of technology and the trend of governments and institutions towards digital in all their services by providing digital services in a smooth and easy way that saves effort, time and money for the beneficiaries, in our current era all institutions have been keen to adopt the concept of digital transformation by replacing traditional digital processes, and developing plans and strategies to ensure the achievement of Its objectives are of quality and efficiency, as the digital transformation is able to create a competitive and attractive technical environment that achieves the highest levels of quality at the lowest costs, and that the spread and use of everything digital has accelerated over the past ten years Several challenges have imposed on traditional education, especially in light of the Corona pandemic (Covid-19), which makes relying on traditional educational methods difficult, so the study came with the aim of identifying the role of digital transformation (digital learning) at King Khalid University on the development and effectiveness of e-learning in light of the pandemic The paper followed the inductive approach and the qualitative approach. Observation, reports, documentary information and King Khalid University websites were used to collect data. The concepts of digital transformation as well as e-learning were addressed, and then a set of results were reached. King Khalid University is distinguished by the existence of an effective electronic system, that the technical environment for information technology has enabled King Khalid University to face the rapid change in the work environment, and the study concluded some recommendations. One of them is that digital transformation is no longer an option, rather it has become a necessity, so it is necessary to keep pace with technological developments and to benefit from them in the transformation towards digital learning.

scholarly journals Peningkatan Kompetensi Dan Kinerja Tenaga Pendidik Paud Melalui Komunikasi Efektif

Gunahumas ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-235
Author(s):  
Renni Kusnaeni
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Program Planning ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Competency Development ◽  
Government Program ◽  
Implementation Evaluation ◽  
Inhibiting Factors ◽  
Inhibiting Factor ◽  
And Performance

Abstrak Penelitian tentang “Peningkatan Kompetensi dan Kinerja Tenaga Pendidik PAUD melalui Komunikasi Efektif di Kota Bandung dilatarbelakangi oleh kenyataan menjamurnya lembaga PAUD yang didirikan oleh masyarakat dalam upaya menyukseskan program pemerintah yang disebut PAUDISASI. Oleh karena itu penelitian ini disusun untuk mengetahui gambaran tentang peningkatan kompetensi dan kinerja pendidik melalui komunikasi efektif di lembaga PAUD meliputi perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi serta faktor pendukung dan penghambatnya. Adapun metode yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil observasi, wawancara dan studi dokumentasi terhadap program pengembangan kompetensi dan kinerja tenaga pendidik di PAUD Al-Jannah dan Psy Center Kota Bandung menunjukkan: 1) Perencanaan program disusun dengan baik; 2) Pelaksanaan program dilakukan oleh semua stakeholder disertai sosialisasi, pengarahan, pencatatan dan pengawasan dari kepala lembaga; 3) Evaluasi program dilakukan oleh yayasan, kepala lembaga secara komunikatif 4) Faktor pendukung berupa tersedianya sarana berbasis IT serta buku-buku panduan kurikulum, adanya alokasi anggaran (walau relatif terbatas), serta mayoritas guru berkualifikasi pendidikan S1. Adapun faktor penghambatnya adalah masih adanya guru yang belum memahami pentingnya pengembangan kompetensi dan kinerja, serta belum terbiasanya guru menghadapi rambu-rambu regulasi yang dilakukan. Kata kunci: kompetensi, kinerja, tenaga pendidik PAUD, komunikasi efektif Abstract The research on "Improving Competency and Performance of PAUD Educators through Effective Communication in Bandung is motivated by the reality of the proliferation of PAUD institutions established by the community in an effort to succeed a government program called PAUDISASI. Therefore this research is structured to find a picture of increasing the competence and performance of educators through effective communication in PAUD institutions including planning, implementation, evaluation and supporting and inhibiting factors. The method used is descriptive qualitative analysis. The results of observations, interviews and documentation studies on the competency development program and the performance of educators in Al-Jannah PAUD and the Bandung City Psy Center show: 1) Program planning is well structured; 2) Program implementation is carried out by all stakeholders accompanied by socialization, direction, recording and supervision from the head of the institution; 3) Program evaluation is carried out by the foundation, the head of the institution communicatively 4) Supporting factors such as the availability of IT-based facilities and curriculum guide books, the existence of budget allocations (although relatively limited), and the majority of teachers qualified with S1 education. The inhibiting factor is that there are still teachers who do not understand the importance of d Keywords: competence, performance, PAUD educators, effective communication

Learning and Teaching With Mobile Devices

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margarete Grimus ◽  
Martin Ebner
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
National Curriculum ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Great Promise ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Students Attitudes

While many developing nations find Internet-based e-learning unsuitable for their needs mobile learning methods – specifically those involving the use of mobile-phones for both formal and informal learning – hold great promise for them (). In this paper chances and challenges introduced by mobile devices to support improvement and transformation of education in a Senior High School in Ghana are examined. The field-study draws attention to the local situation, looking at infrastructure and teachers and students attitudes in using digital learning material. This paper presents results of a pilot project at a Senior High Technical School in Ghana, by addressing the issue how mobile devices can be integrated in learning and teaching. Based on our results we conclude that teachers and students hold great promise for using mobile devices for learning. Together they developed content based on the national curriculum, available for eReaders and mobile phones.

A Community Partnership with Parents: Investing in the Future

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Miller ◽  
Barbara Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Human Environment ◽  
School Of Nursing ◽  
Home Based

This article presents the findings of a home based parents support program that focuses on the human environment surrounding children. In collaboration between a health service, a public health unit and a university school of nursing in Perth, Western Australia, a three year (1995-1998) health promotion pilot project has been implemented. The program model is based on the Child Development Program developed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in the early eighties. This empowerment program is comprehensive, rather than targeting particular issues and focuses on the family's child-rearing environment in holistic terms. Raising the self-esteem of parents is a priority on the grounds that people lacking self-esteem and confidence often struggle to cope with life events and the demands of child rearing. The program, a partnership between community child health nurses and the community, recognises and builds on the skills of experienced mothers. Through semi-structured home visits, these women provide peer support and encouragement for new parents in their fundamental role of parenting. Evaluated through the collection of both qualitative and quantitative data, the outcomes of the pilot project have demonstrated an increase in the self-esteem of mothers, and gains in child development, immunisation, breast-feeding and family nutrition. In addition there is evidence of parents 'looking out for each other' and indications of a strengthening of social cohesion in the local community.

What's Going On

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 33
Author(s):  
Ann Marie Hanel
Keyword(s):  
Staff Development ◽  
Task Force ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Computer Education ◽  
Information Contact ◽  
Education School ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Software And Hardware ◽  
Curriculum Specialists

Task force on computer education. The Montana State Superintendent of Schools has organized a sixteen-member task force to address the rapidly expanding use of computers in the schools. The task force consists of teachers from all levels of education, school administrators, and state department curriculum specialists. A handbook outlining suggestions and guidelines for districts that are developing computer education programs has been written by the task force. The handbook also includes software and hardware evaluation and selection guides, curriculum ideas, administrative applications, staff development plans, telecommunications usages, col lege preservice suggestions, and an extensive bibliography. A videotape presentation and a statewide staff development program will also be developed. For more information contact Dan Dolan, Math and Computer Education Specialist, State Capitol, Helena, MT 59620.

Human Resources Capacity-Building in Local Government

2000 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.S. Reddy ◽  
S. Moodley ◽  
S. Maharajj
Keyword(s):  
Affirmative Action ◽  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Training And Development ◽  
City Council ◽  
Provincial Government ◽  
Development Management ◽  
Development Scheme ◽  
And Gender

The Training and Development Scheme (TDS) is an affirmative action-based program located in the Greater Durban Area of Kwazulu-Natal. The program was conceived in 1992 to address the racial and gender disparities in the Durban Metropolitan Area. At the time the Scheme was introduced, the transition from an apartheid city council to a non-racial council had yet to take place, and the uneven racial and gender employment patterns were all too evident. The TDS would be one of the mechanisms to address the under-representation of Black (Indian, Colored, and African) employees in the management cadre of local and provincial government. The Training and Development Scheme has since evolved from a small affirmative action pilot project into a comprehensive human resource development program with additional objectives and partnerships. It is envisaged that at the end of the 1997–98 program, approximately 145 participants would have graduated from the Scheme. The participants would have been provided with education and training that complies with the requirements of the National Qualifications Framework and is dynamically linked to the broader institutional transformational issues of local and provincial government management. The Training and Development Scheme has since been upgraded and since 1998, has been offered as a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration (Development Management) by the School of Public Policy and Development Management of the University of Durban-Westville.

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