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EDITOR IN CHIEF- ABDULLAH BIN SALIM AL SHUEILI

Education ministry, PDO’s first-aid training for schools commences

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MUSCAT: The Ministry of Education (MoE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), launched a first aid training programme for schools. The events took place in the MoE’s headquarter, under the auspices of Dr Ali bin Talib al Hinai, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Health for Planning Affairs. Dr Hamoud al Harthy, Under-Secretary of MoE for Education and Curricula, and Abdul Amir al Ajmi, Executive Director of External Affairs and Value Creation at PDO, attended the event alongside senior officials.


The launching ceremony began with the Ministry of Education’s speech delivered by Ali al Dhahli, Director-General of the Educational Programmes at the Ministry and the Chairman of the Joint Committee for the implementation of the provisions of the First Aid Training Agreement.


In his speech, he clarified that “the programme aims to train students, teachers, school health nurses and staff of educational and health directorates in all governorates through contracting with the Medical Conference Centre (MTC) to train 2,500 trainees, 1,500 teachers, and students in the educational governorates.


“The training will last for three years during 2018-2020 according to an approved timetable. 1,150 first aid kits will be provided to the schools as well.”


Abdul Amir al Ajmi, Executive Director of External Affairs and Value Creation at PDO, said, “The Company’s support for the first aid programme comes in the context of its endeavour to create a safe environment for citizens to practice various social and educational activities.


“This is not possible through the provision of physical facilities alone, but also through the instillation of a culture of health and safety in the human first. This is best accomplished through the school environment; it is primarily an educational environment, but is also a large community of students, teachers, administrators, nurses and others.”


He added that this programme will include the rehabilitation of 300 teachers and nurses in Basic Life Support and will receive a certificate from the American Heart Association. These trainees are supposed to become trainers in their different schools.


At the end of the ceremony, Dr Hamoud al Harthy presented a commemorative gift to the sponsors of the event.


The patron of the event and the attendees also visited the workshop accompanying the training programme for the employees of the Ministry of Education.


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