The Colleges of Technology under Ministry of Manpower conducted 2nd Academia & Industry Meeting at Oman Tourism College, Muscat on 24th April 2019.
There were 122 participants registered which include academic members from various institutions and Industrial specialist from various specializations. This program was headed by Dr. Abdulhakeem Al-Ismaili and Dr. Azzah Al Maskari (Dean / ICT).
The objectives of this workshop were to:
- Review the Information Technology programs and get experts’ feedback on the skills our students are expected to gain.
- Strengthen the relationship between industries and CoTs.
- Ensure that IT programs offered by CoTs are aligned with IT sector’s requirements.
- Ensure that the graduates of the CoTs in the fields of Information Technology and Information Systems satisfy the needs of the current and future labour market.
- Discuss strategies to reduce the proportion of job seekers in the fields of Information Technology and Information Systems.