06/09/2016 05:53 AST
In line with its pioneering role in the telecommunications sector, Omantel was recognised with the “Excellence in Building National Talents” award at the Alam Al Iktissad Wal Amaal (AIWA) Awards 2016. The award ceremony was held on Wednesday at Al Bustan Palace, under the auspices of Dr Rasheed bin al Safi al Huraibi, Chairman of the Tender Board, and attended by Shaikh Salim bin Mustahil bin Ahmed al Mashani, adviser at the Diwan of Royal Court.
Commenting on the award recognition, Omantel CEO, Talal bin Said al Mamari, highlighted the important role played by Omantel towards building a sustainable future by investing in national talents and developing human resource capabilities. This mandate includes developing employee competencies across all aspects of the company, as well as nurturing youth talents from other sectors.
“At Omantel, we are aware of the role played by human resources in the continual success of the company. To us, our employees are the corner-stone of development and the key to achieving strategic goals. In light of the high competitiveness of the sector regionally and globally, our success is directly linked to the strength of our human resources. Therefore, Omantel spared no effort during recent years to develop skills and capabilities of our team across all levels, in turn empowering our staff to deliver outstanding service to our subscribers and help our business to grow,” he said.
“Consistent with our belief that the future of our nation relies on capable and empowered youth, Omantel maximised its youth outreach by supporting various initiatives in areas including, sports, arts, education, and innovation. In doing so, we aim to contribute to building capabilities among the next generation that will one day assume responsibility for ongoing prosperity and progress of our nation,” added Talal al Mamari.
Dr Ghalib Saif al Hosni, Omantel’s Vice-President Human Resources also commented, “Omantel is one of the leading companies in localising jobs and providing opportunity to Omani youth to develop and advance in their careers. Omantel has achieved 90 per cent Omanisation rate during the last year, with 91 per cent Omanisation for senior executive positions which is one of the highest within any major corporation in Oman.
“Omantel follows a strategy to develop skills of employees across all levels. This includes providing scholarships to Omani employees that cover all expenses associated with attending educational programmes, whether it be university degrees, diplomas or institutional courses or training. Omantel has also established a summer internship programme for Omani students, which provides participants the opportunity to work in departments related to their studies to help in preparing them for their future careers. Additionally, Omantel has also invested heavily in a new career development programme that will enable Omani nationals to chart their career development and prepare them for the next steps. More than 5,600 participants are trained every year via this programme,” Al Hosni added.
With the aim to develop skills of employees in accordance with international standards, the Training & Development Department has created specialised secondment opportunities with international organisations in the telecom industry. Omantel sends employees all over the world to gain invaluable experience abroad.
Omantel also organises a number of internal activities to support creative talents among employees. In order
to encourage team-building and friendly competition among staff, the Company also launched Omantel Olympics initiative.
Commenting on Omantel’s community activities, Hamdan al Harrasi, Omantel’s Acting Vice-President — Corporate Strategy Unit said, “Regarding our social responsibility, we have a clear policy and we are working to enhance our role in the community and maximise our reach with the aim of enhancing the capa
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