12-05-2025
Shura Council reviews summer training programme for high school students
DOHA: The Shura Council has held its regular weekly session at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the council's headquarters, chaired by Speaker HE Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.
At the beginning of the session, Secretary-General of the Shura Council HE Nayef bin Mohammed Al Mahmoud,read out the agenda of the session, and the minutes of the previous session were approved.
During the session, the council reviewed the Social Affairs, Labour and Housing Committee's report on the motion submitted by member HE Ahmed bin Sultan Al Asiri, which concerns the launch of a summer practical training programme for high school students.
In the context of discussing the report, Al Ghanim affirmed the State of Qatar's keenness to care for its children, pointing out that Article 22 of the country's Constitution stipulates that the State cares for the young, protects them from the causes of corruption, safeguards them from exploitation, protects them from the evil of physical, mental and spiritual neglect, and provides them with the appropriate conditions to develop their talents in various fields, guided by sound education.
In this context, he highlighted the importance of balancing summer vacation between rest and entertainment, and making the most of students' free time, particularly high school students'. He noted that summer practical training programmes for students are an important means of developing human capabilities, harnessing the energies of young people, and determining their future directions.
He commended the initiatives launched by various government and private institutions to train and employ students during the summer break, calling for the need to coordinate and integrate efforts between these institutions to enable them to provide training opportunities to students through a single platform.
For his part, Chairman of the Social Affairs, Labour and Housing Committee HEAbdulrahman bin Yousef Al Khulaifi stated during his presentation of the proposal, "With the school year drawing to a close, it is important to fill our secondary school children's free time during the summer vacation in a useful and productive manner, enhancing their practical skills and directing them toward promising fields, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030 and its first pillar, which is human development.'
He stressed the need for effective summer training programmes for students, enabling them to learn essential skills for practical life, and for an electronic platform to link the training programs offered to them at various government and private institutions.
For their part, the council members, during their discussion of the report, noted that utilizing the summer vacation to train and guide secondary school students achieves numerous benefits, in addition to filling this age group's free time with useful activities. Summer training programmes contribute to building their personalities, enhancing their abilities and potential, and equipping them with the skills necessary for their practical lives.
After extensive discussion of the report's findings and an exchange of views and opinions, the council decided to submit a proposal to the esteemed government. The proposal includes a set of recommendations aimed at harnessing the energies of young people in community development and equipping them with the tools and knowledge necessary for success in their future professional lives. This is achieved by providing an intensive summer practical training program for high school students.
The proposal included a desire to develop a comprehensive national plan between the public and private sectors for this program, which targets Qatari students, to help inform young people of the needs of the labor market in accordance with the country's future directions.
It also includes the development of a unified electronic platform to facilitate students' search for and registration for available training opportunities in both the public and private sectors. It also provides awareness and guidance to students and organizes training workshops to equip them with basic skills and prepare them for practical training.
The proposal also included a desire to grant student trainees an appropriate financial reward and called for encouraging companies and institutions, particularly in the private sector, to launch initiatives to train high school students during the summer vacation as part of their social responsibility.
The session continued, with the council also reviewing the government's statement regarding the Shura Council's proposals to regulate the production and dissemination of media content on digital platforms. The Council decided to refer the proposal to the Education, Culture, Sports and Media Affairs Committee for study and to report back on its findings.
The Shura Council had discussed the aforementioned topic in previous sessions, and concluded by submitting a proposal to the esteemed government, which included the council's views on the aforementioned topic.
The council also reviewed the report of the Health, Public Services and Environment Affairs Committee on the esteemed government's statement regarding the proposals expressed by the Shura Council regarding developing the appointment system in government health institutions, and took the appropriate decision in this regard.
On the other hand, the council reviewed the report on its delegation's participation in the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, the meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Fifteenth Summit of Women Speakers of Parliament, and the parliamentary hearing at the United Nations, held in New York, USA, from February 12 to 14.
The council also reviewed the report on its delegation's participation in the ninth meeting of the Gulf-European Committee, and the meeting of the Arabian Peninsula delegation to the European Parliament, which was also held in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, on February 25 and 26.
The session was attended by students from the College of Graduate Studies at the Police Academy, and members of the Student Council at Ali bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani Secondary School for Boys.
