In cooperation with the Emirates Autism Society,

The National Archives Organizes an Autism Awareness Day

Within the framework of community events, and in cooperation with the Emirates Autism Society, the National Archives of the United Arab Emirates organized a day to raise awareness of autism disorders under the slogan, "Your Health is Important to Us.”  The event included several educational events about autism disorders.

On the sidelines of the event, which took place in the presence of His Excellency Majid al-Muhairi (Executive Director of the National Archives) and Dr. Khawla al-Saadi (Chairman of the Emirates Autism Society), the National Archives presented a small exhibit illustrating the creativity of autistic children.

The ceremony began with the National Anthem performed by an autistic child. The participants then listened to another autistic child, Yara Kharbotly, recite the Qur’anic surah An-Naba'.  After that, Mr. Salem Al Hosani, Vice Chairman of the Emirates Autism Society, gave a lengthy lecture to raise awareness of autism disorders. He defined autism as a behavioral disorder that appears in children and discussed the history of the disorder. Mr. Al Hosani also mentioned world-famous figures who had autism as children. He discussed how they were able to overcome the disorder’s obstacles, live normal lives and, in some cases, even immortalize their names amongst the most innovative and distinguished of people.

Yara’s mother spoke about her experience with her autistic daughter.  She noted that parents begin by denying their child’s condition shortly after he or she is born. They are then overwhelmed with sadness and frustration when faced with the difficult reality and begin to ask the bitter question, “Why did this happen to us?!”

Yara’s mother continued, “After that, the next stage involves facing reality and the great responsibility. We thank God we were able to help our daughter, and now she’s in fifth grade. I feel at ease, as she is now almost like her peers.”

At event’s conclusion, the National Archives honored the Emirates Autism Society for its efforts to help an important segment of society’s children.

National Archives receives precious titles from National Media Council

The National Archives has received a large collection of valuable books and periodicals courtesy of the acting Director General of the National Media Council. The Emirates Library in the National Archives will make these readily available to researchers and other interested parties.

The transfer includes titles on different types of folklore heritage as well as books documenting the achievements of the nation, its society and culture, and some on media and communication affairs. Among them, for example, are Diary of the UAE from 1971 to 1996 and Nature in the UAE: Wildlife and Environment, along with a number of rare periodicals, such as volumes of Al Hikma magazine and the journal Middle East Affairs. The collection also includes a number of academic and research papers, statistical books and reports, and photographs of the country’s dignitaries. The Emirates library will be transferring the photographs received along with the collection of books to the Presidential Archives and to the Photo Archives at the National Archives.

In the past, the National Archives has received a large number of books and periodicals in both Arabic and English, mostly concerned with the affairs of the United Arab Emirates and its civilization. These deal with different aspects of the lives of the nation’s great leaders and founding fathers, most prominently the life of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The overall collection also features books about UAE history and heritage as well as the natural environment of the UAE, and covers a large number of important reports and statistics of the state.

“The National Archives values the collection of specialized resources, references, cultural books and periodicals received from the National Media Council,” said H.E. Dr. Abdulla El Reyes, Director General of the National Archives.

“We consider it as a noble gesture coming at a time when the UAE in general and the National Archives in particular embark upon a cultural initiative introduced by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan: 2016 – The Year of Reading,” he said.

“The contents of these historical books shed light on the establishment of the Union, the development of the UAE and its prosperity, lifestyles of the past, and they document some of the rich heritage of the UAE which embodies the authenticity of our forefathers. These publications have a role in strengthening the foundations of national identity among our clientele,” Dr. El Reyes said.

“The National Archives has worked since its inception in 1968 to establish its own library and in the last decade has accelerated the development of its collections and improvement of its services. This began a trend of specialization regarding the functions and objectives of the National Archives – to acquire paper and electronic contents from the largest local and regional exhibitions of books. The Emirates Library has opened its doors to its many users, researchers and academics,” he said.

Dr. El Reyes said the Emirates Library will make an index of the new collection and add these accessions to its sources and references on Arab and Islamic civilization, and to the books on the UAE and the Gulf region, in order to facilitate their broad utilization by scholars and citizens.

In response to call from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Office

National Archives to organize archives of General Women's Union

The National Archives has embarked on a mission to organize the archives of General Women’s Union. The initiative is in response to a call given by the office of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation and Chairwoman of the General Women's Union to the National Archives seeking constructive cooperation in organizing the Union’s archive.

A working group of the National Archives, headed by Hamad Al Mutairi, Acting Director of Archives Department at the National Archives visited the headquarters of General Women's Union in Abu Dhabi to formulate plans for the implementation of an integrated project for setting up a paper and digital archive. The task has been classified in accordance with the Federal law for the National Archives and international standards.

Al Mutairi said the historical archive of the General Women's Union draws its importance from the fact that it documents the tremendous efforts made and still being made by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima, and the pioneering role played by the Union in the development of the nation, particularly women.

“The winds of change had blown with the establishment of the Union of UAE on 2nd December 1971 and a new era began for women with the declaration by the founding leader Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan that women constitute half of the society,” he said.

Al-Mutairi praised the care given by the General Women’s Union in carrying out developmental initiatives in the field of archives as it provided a suitable place appropriate to save the historical documents as per international standards for protecting archives.

He stressed that this care will facilitate the task of National Archives in completing the arrangements for setting up an archive that enjoys international standards in organizational aspects and introducing modern technologies for electronic archiving, which contributes to the preservation of national historical documents and facilitates easy access to information.

The working group reviewed, with the participation of stakeholders from the General Women's Union, the policy requirements for arranging the documents and the necessary procedures and standards that must be followed for the organization of the historical archives of the Union.

Al Mutairi placed high value on the General Women's Union’s initiative and its call to the National Archives to regulate the Union’s archive according to the highest standards in the world.

“The Women's Union archive acquires its significance from the role played by Her Highness Sheikha Fatima through her activities that supported the country’s women in establishing high status. It has been written down in history as the most wonderful example, which elevated the position of Emirati women enabling them to participate with men in realizing the country’s achievements in a record time,” he said.

“Her Highness made great efforts by granting a big part of her time to women's associations as she realized the role of women in society building movement. Therefore, the National Archives gives all the attention and admiration to the history of Emirati women because it represents an important part of the history of the state and its development and prosperity under its wise leadership,” Al Mutairi.

Attracting an enormous public turnout

The National Archives participates in Al Khazna Entertainment Festival with national and cultural events

The UAE’s National Archives participated in Al Khazna Entertainment Festival, which was organized by Al Ain Municipality. It participated for two days with a lecture entitled “National Identity, Loyalty and Belonging, Key National Values” and a workshop entitled “Khalifa, A Journey to the Future”. The two events attracted enormous public turnout of more than 850 participants. The National Archives participated also with a historical photo gallery on the history of the UAE establishment and education development.

The National Archives offered the public who visited the festival a national lecture entitled “National Identity, Loyalty and Belonging, Key National Values” delivered by Mohammed Ismail Abdulla from the Educational Programs Section. He stressed the importance of maintaining a “Homeland Triangle” which is (national identity, loyalty and belonging) with which communities can achieve unity, cohesion and human and civil renaissance. As a geographical, political and economic vessel that embraces the values and the civil legacy of community, the homeland needs a special national culture and unique historical and heritage features that are adopted proudly by its people.

The National Archives has also organized a reading workshop entitled “Khalifa, A Journey to the Future” for the students participating in the festival. The lecture came within the framework of promoting the dissemination of reading and culture and upholding the concept of useful reading. The workshop provided the participants with information about H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE President, May Allah protect him. Information included details about his birth, education, upbringing and his efforts in development, empowerment and construction.

The two activities: the reading workshop and the lecture, included a number of relevant questions to their topics. Incentive awards were distributed to the participants and interested people.

The National Archives’ participation in Al Khazna Entertainment Festival aimed at enhancing the national identity and promoting loyalty and belonging to the homeland and the leadership.

National Archives bags .gov award for eco-friendly initiatives

The National Archives was recently honoured with the prestigious .gov awards for its progressive steps in implementing several e-government initiatives. The National Archives was conferred the award for the “Best Initiative Using Eco-friendly Systems in 2016."

The award was given in recognition of its best practices aimed at accomplishing paperless administration by limiting paper consumption and automating all internal and external procedures and converting them into electronic services.

His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Reyes, Director General of the National Archives received the award at a special ceremony held at Jumeirah Hotel at Etihad Towers. A high level National Archives delegation, which included His Excellency Majid Al Muhairi, Executive Director and Dr. Abdul Aziz Al Raisi, Advisor, Administrative Development, was present on the occasion.

The National Archives was conferred the award for achieving remarkable progress in its orientation towards smart government, which is being encouraged by the honourable government of the UAE. 

Dr. Al Reyes said the award is a great recognition to the National Archives for its efforts in harnessing state-of-the-art technologies optimized for eco-friendly work environment. 

He said the significance of the .gov award comes from the fact that it highlights the leading scientific progress of governments in the field of smart government and the use of Information Technology for the development of work.

“We consider this award as the fruit of our serious efforts in introducing smart electronic applications to keep the work arena eco-friendly and also developing services and upgrading them,” said Dr. Al Reyes.

“The National Archives encourages sustainability of resources availability at its offices in various forms, including the optimal use of human resources so as to contribute to enhancing efficiency in productivity,” he said.

“We also encourage optimum use of energy by way of educating the staff and raising awareness among them to follow environment-friendly practices. These include optimal use of computers and turning off the electric switches when the devices are not in use. We also encourage our employees for recycling materials to use them later,” said Dr. Al Reyes.

Collections present comprehensive panorama of UAE history

National Archives to train staff

to be guides in Sheikh Zayed Hall

The National Archives has prepared a training programme to qualify its employees as guides in the Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Hall at its headquarters. The hall, which provides a comprehensive panorama about the history of the United Arab Emirates over more than five centuries, includes historical documents and rare archaeological and heritage collections that tell the story of the country from the pearl searching phase till today.

The training programme is an important step in the preparation of a complete employee. Participants will be trained by qualified experts with historical knowledge and previous experience in accompanying delegations that came from different parts of the UAE and from various countries of the world.

The training will be in Arabic and English, underscoring the role of Sheikh Zayed Hall as a showcase of state archive collections. Visitors will be exposed to different forms of historical material, including written documents, photographs, old maps, press clippings, and some archaeological collections; visitors may also take a tour of the different sections and departments of the National Archives. Of special focus are the developmental aspects of the UAE and the Gulf region, highlighted through samples of rare books and documents on important historical stages, especially the formation of the Union and the efforts of the great founding leaders in building the nation and its prosperity.

A special wing of Sheikh Zayed Hall includes collections of the Canadian nurse, Gertrude Dyke, known as Dr. Latifa. These are archival collections and rare pictures gifted to the National Archives by the family of the late Dr. Latifa, who worked at Al Waha Hospital in Al Ain since its inception. These images and collections tell the story of a vital stage in the history of Abu Dhabi and the UAE.

Employees participating in the training programme will undergo a detailed orientation to the hall in order to become familiar with every document and the events and developments witnessed during each period of the country. They will also be introduced to the methods of displaying the valuable collections in the hall, including rare photos, and the interactive screens that detail the lives of the great leaders of the UAE.

The National Archives ascribes particular importance to Sheikh Zayed Hall because it is a unique addition to national efforts in keeping and fostering the memory of the UAE. In brief, Sheikh Zayed Hall opens a window through which citizens, residents and visitors can gain an overview of the deep-rooted history of the country. Indeed, the collection interweaves the sequence of historical periods in its archives with the history of the state, including the 1968 documents relating to the 9-state Union, the bilateral Union agreement between Abu Dhabi and Dubai of February 18, 1968, and the documents related to 7-state talks starting in 1968 up to December 2, 1971, heralding the establishment of the Union.

The electronic archiving committee of the "Memory of the World" program continued its meetings for the second day in a row, headed by His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Rayes, Head of the "Memory of the World" program of the Organization The United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (UNESCO), and the committee opened the activities of the second day by presenting the participants with a certificate of appreciation for the establishment of the first international electronic archiving committee to His Excellency Dr. United Arab Emirates, and the participants discussed three main themes: the content, policies and technologies of the Information Sustainability Program.

His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al-Rayyes said: These meetings, which are being held in Abu Dhabi and hosted by the National Archives, are the first of their kind in terms of discussing an integrated system of three pillars aimed at the permanent preservation of information. His Excellency added: In view of the UAE's approach to smart government, the importance of enhancing the sustainability of information by preserving digital information and its operators for as long as possible at a time when the development of information technology is accelerating, and we are working under the umbrella of UNESCO now for an integrated system capable of absorbing a huge amount of electronic information.

His Excellency referred to the challenges facing the digital information sustainability project, represented by financial challenges. The project needs large material capabilities, and there are also technical challenges represented in the continuous development of software and preservation techniques at a time when saving electronic information requires advanced devices prepared for this purpose, and then following up on the electronic materials saved and the development of technologies and software, and converting them from old technologies to advanced technologies. Modern in order to preserve it from loss, and in preserving it is a national and global interest.

In general, the participants discussed the importance of the digital preservation initiative and its policies, in order to allow reference to data and its recall when needed, and they also discussed the possibility of preserving the national documentary heritage on modern software.

The meeting was attended by the presentation of distinguished archival experiences from the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Japan and China. These experiences are characterized by their global standard practices, and in that a generalization of successful global experiences.

The three axes were reviewed: the content, policies, and techniques of the program, and from each team an expert spoke about the axe, and what he expected from the outputs in today's meetings.

It is worth noting that the meetings of the Electronic Archiving Committee, which are being held today in Abu Dhabi with the aim of enhancing the sustainability of the information society under the umbrella of the "Memory of the World" program, will continue until March 16, at the St. Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of more than 30 prominent professionals and seniors. UNESCO experts, heads of archives and specialists in national archives and libraries, from ten countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Australia and the Netherlands.

On the sidelines of the meetings held under the umbrella of UNESCO in Abu Dhabi

International Experts in Electronic Archiving and Sustainability Visited the National Archives and Hailed Its Technical Evolution.

On the sidelines of the MOW’s International Electronic Archiving Committee meetings held in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Abdulla El Reyes, the Director General of the National Archives and the Head of the UNESCO Memory of the World Program, world Electronic Archiving experts who are meeting under the umbrella of the UNESCO paid a visit to the National Archives of the UAE.

Global experts in digital archiving hailed the National Archives’ evolution and the distinct position it now occupies due to adopting a modern technological base in implementing its tasks. They expressed their admiration for the digital preservation techniques, the electronic archiving of historical documents and the care paid by the NA administration to save historical documents on paper and electronically according to the highest international standards in archiving and preservation. They also appreciated the leading national role of the National Archives and its technical evolution that contributes to collecting and saving the memory of the Nation in a sophisticated manner for posterity.

The digital archiving experts visited the National Archives headquarters after attending their final meetings, which included workshops that discussed a three-pronged integrated system targeting permanent preservation of information and the development of each independently. The competent committees met in order to put integrated recommendations and in conclusion they emphasized the importance of identifying specialized teams for technology, policies and digital content, in addition to creating a special space for the platform of heritage digital programs and implementing directives and requirements for the selection of digital content related to conservation and accessibility of documentary heritage. They also stressed the significance of activating community outreach and determining the financial resources for information sustainability program and for the meeting of the global Summit of the "Memory of the world" which is chaired by the UAE in next January.

H.E. Dr. Abdullah El Reyes, Director General, received the guests at the NA’s headquarters, briefed them on the NA’s role in preserving the UAE history as well as its efforts, and advanced work mechanisms as a national archive that collects and saves the homeland memory.

His Excellency Dr. El Reyes took the NA’s guests on a tour of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Hall where they reviewed its contents of old maps, rare books, historical documents and photographs that monitor the stages of establishing the Union.

The visitors watched a three-dimensional high-tech film about the history of the UAE and its present and its future in Mohammed bin Zayed Hall of Virtual Reality. Later, they visited the Presidential Archive Section that contains photographs and videos documenting the life march of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and the local, regional, Arab and international activities of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. They also saw historical photos of the UAE leading personalities that constitute a precious heritage, which must be preserved and handed on to future generations and must be made available to researchers and scholars.

Forum aimed at ascertaining customer needs and reach highest standards and practices

National Archives organizes first Customer Forum

The UAE National Archives recently organized a forum with its customers and beneficiaries of its services as part of its efforts to enhance interactions with them and listen to their comments and suggestions, and to identify and meet their renewed requirements.

On behalf of His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Al Reyes, Director General of the National Archives, Farhan Al Marzouqi, Director of Corporate and Community Outreach Department opened the forum.

Welcoming the participants of the first customer forum organized by the National Archives, Al Marzouqi pointed out that through the Forum, the National Archives is looking forward to develop its services and improve their quality and also to strengthen partnerships and relationships with the public.

He added that the National Archives, under the guidance of its senior management, works to enhance communication with the various categories of customers and seeks to know their comments, suggestions and their needs in order to develop its services to suit their requirements.

Al Marzouqi hoped that the first customer forum will be an ideal and effective platform that will enable National Archives reach the highest international standards and practices in what it offers to its customers and beneficiaries.

Dr. Reda Mustafa, one of the customers, who attended the forum, praised the National Archives and its noble services. He also expressed his thanks and appreciation because the National Archives was the most advantageous place for him during the preparation of his doctoral degree, which was about the history of the UAE at the time of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and most of the contents of his thesis drew inspiration from the collections of the National Archives.

Rida Mustafa expressed, in his name and also on behalf of the participants, the happiness to participate in the first customer forum, which provided an opportunity for participants to give their comments and suggestions on the services offered by National Archives with full transparency, in the light of what they aspire and are looking to achieve.

All the observations and suggestions were monitored, and the Director of Corporate and Community Outreach Department promised to implement all the proposals and requirements of customers. He also called for the continuation of communication through various means between them and the National archives, which maintains at its headquarters memory of the nation and ancient history.

The forum also conducted electronic cultural contests for participants, which included questions that revolved around the National Archives and its activities and achievements. The participants were also honoured with commemorative shields, and were given the new edition of the book “Al Hosn Palace: the history of the rulers of Abu Dhabi 1793-1966.”

The National Archives Organizes an Annual Program for the National Lectures in the National Rehabilitation Center

Within its cultural season, the National Archives of the U.A.E. organized an annual program for the national and awareness lectures in collaboration with the National Rehabilitation Center (N.R.C.) in Abu Dhabi to deliver three lectures monthly in the current year, which target patients of different ages and cultures.

The N.A. conducts this earnest activity in line with its interest in building a national character that is able to bear responsibility, achieve good citizenship, and protect the U.A.E.’s accomplishments through enhancing solidarity among its citizens. It also seeks to foster the national aspect represented by loyalty, belonging and nurturing the national identity among the N.R.C.’s young patients. This is achieved through rehabilitating and integrating them into the society, giving them full confidence in themselves, improving and strengthening their relations with their society as well as informing them about what the nation offers to its citizens, and its need for their contributions while they are their healthiest.

The lectures program contains various topics including: “Identity, Belonging, Loyalty, Key National Values”, “Zayed the Father and Leader”, “Khalifa, A Worthy Successor to the Best Predecessor”, “Unifying the House of the Emirates”, “Youths and Nation Building”, “Zayed, the Unifier and the Leader”, “The Founding Fathers and Their Role in Building the Union”, “Heritage and National Identity”, “Sheikh Zayed’s Approach to Politics and Ruling”, “The U.A.E., Noteworthy Achievements and a Pioneer Regional and International Role”, and “Federalism in the U.A.E. between Zayed’s Glories and Khalifa’s Achievements”.

Specialized lecturers and researchers from the Educational Program Section of the National Archives, led by the lecturer Mohamed Ismaeel Abdulla, delivered the lectures at the National Rehabilitation Center. Mr. Abdulla is a very knowledgeable lecturer who enriches the lecture topics with his ideas, which are well received by his audience. He is experienced in delivering national lectures with confidence. Moreover, he has time management skills so he effectively uses each minute when taking the podium to talk about his topic.

Regarding the annual program for the national and awareness lectures organized by the N.A. in the N.R.C., H.E. Majid Al Mehairi, Executive Director of the National Archives, said, “The N.A.’s major community responsibility role, which aims at contributing to community development, prompted it to conduct this program. It seeks to promote the interaction between patients and their society through instilling good citizenship values and embodying the national figures in their minds during the recovery process.”

H.E. added, “When the patient feels that his society needs him and looks forward to his playing a role, he recovers quickly. Therefore, the N.A. has invested the patients’ time wisely for their benefit to be at the heart of the nation’s issues. It seeks to instill the sense of responsibility in them and save them from being marginalized. Thus, the N.A. plays an effective role in their recovery and putting them back on the right track enabling them to lead a normal life.”

In this respect, H.E. Dr. Hamad Abdullah Al Ghafri, N.R.C. Director-General, stated that the various activities between different national entities aim at achieving the highest levels of awareness among the society segments, enhancing and activating their participation and communication as well as informing them of the N.R.C.’s role and illustrating the dangerous mental effects of addiction and the prevention methods.

He added, “The N.A.’s kind initiative is organized within the framework of a series of lectures that seek to establish, enhance, and instill the concept of positive citizenship among the patients who are receiving treatment in the center. Furthermore, the lectures aim at fostering loyalty and belonging to the nation and leadership, directing and investing the patients’ energies so they are effectively involved in serving society and humanity.”

The participants appreciated the lecture, which had a major role in nurturing the concept of national identity.

The National Archives urges  government entities to comply with the applicable documents destruction procedures

Chaired by H.E. Dr. Abdulla El Reyes, NA’s Director General, the NA’s Destruction Committee discussed the requests received from some government entities on documents destruction in its first meeting in 2016. The meeting which the committee held at the NA headquarters, focused on the importance of protecting the historical documents and archival collections from random and unstudied destruction.

H.E. Dr. Abdulla El Reyes emphasized the importance of conducting destruction in accordance with the NA’s approved destruction procedures stated in Federal Law No. (7) of 2008 amended by Federal Law No. (1) of 2014 and the executive regulations thereof. He stressed that destruction procedures should not be violated as the acquisitions of the federal and local government entities’ archives are the NA’s responsibility, and their documents are a national trust.

In the meeting that was attended by H.E. Majid Al Mehairi, the Executive Director, and the committee members, the NA’s Destruction Committee underlined the importance of implementing the abovementioned law and the executive regulations thereof and that any document should not undergo destruction before the lapse of five years from date of its preparation. Moreover, no government entity is permitted to form an internal destruction committee since the Destruction Committee in the National Archives is the sole party that is authorized to determine whether to retain or destroy documents.

The National Archives honors the participants in Leadership and Strategic Management Program

His Excellency Dr. Abdulla El Reyes, Director General of National Archives honored the participants in the training program “Leadership and Strategic Management”. Participants are Directors of National Archives departments. Dr. El Reyes congratulated them for passing the advanced academic program which qualifies them to deal with administrative challenges. He also motivated them to apply the acquired scientific experience in developing the work environment in the National Archives towards further progress and advancement.

H.E. Director General of the National Archives praised the Departments Directors' efforts which are reflected in the N.A.'s successive achievements that benefit all segments of  society. They are also shown through the constructive competition among N.A. departments and employees in various fields of achievement. Moreover, H.E emphasized the importance of management as a crucial process necessary for realizing achievement, and of training and its contribution to upgrade qualifications and knowledge at different professional levels.   

H.E. Dr. El Reyes illustrated the importance of administrative development to all employees, particularly at this stage where National Archive is well known and popular on both regional and international levels, adding that archiving modern history of the nation requires the N.A.'s great efforts. He also pointed out that the efforts of late founding leader and his founding brothers must be documented and accessible to researchers to produce research compatible with the leadership, contribution and devotion of the establishment and foundation stage.

It is worth noting  that research and studies prepared by the participants on the five topics of the training program “Leadership and Strategic Management” are equivalent of  the required courses qualifying for masters' degree. The participants were chosen after passing several exams, most important of which is the 360 degrees evaluation. The program qualifies its participants to develop work operation, excel in leadership and overcome administrative challenges facing work progress.