Abdul Latif Jameel’s Management Trainee Program wins Gold Stevie® award for Innovative Achievement in Human Resources
Abdul Latif Jameel’s Corporate HR & Kaizen team were honored to receive a prestigious award for our latest pioneering talent development initiative – the Abdul Latif Jameel Management Trainee Program.
The Program has been awarded ‘Gold’ for ‘Innovative Achievement in Human Resources’ from the 2024 Middle East & North Africa Stevie® Awards.
With over 900 nominations from organizations across the Middle East and North Africa, winners were selected by a judging panel of 150 worldwide industry experts.
The Program is a pioneering scheme aimed at nurturing the next generation of leaders through a holistic blend of training, leadership development, mentoring, group coaching, individual assignments, and business competitions.
Mariana Merino, Managing Director, HR Center of Expertise, Abdul Latif Jameel, commented that:
“The Abdul Latif Jameel Management Trainee Program is more than just an HR initiative.
We see it is a transformative blueprint for talent development designed to equip promising young people with the skills and experiences to realize their potential in an ever more uncertain business world.”
As the corporate HR team onboard our second cohort of new trainees, the resounding success of the initial group offers a testament to the program’s innovation and comprehensiveness.
The Abdul Latif Jameel Management Trainee Program was recognized by industry leading judges as being a role model for talent development and process enhancement and commended for demonstrating high adaptability to change.
Judges were wholeheartedly impressed stating that the innovative framework, including real-world tasks, guided mentorship, and virtual job rotations, showcases a commitment to cultivating truly well-rounded future professionals.
The Middle East & North Africa Stevie Awards® are the only business awards program to recognize innovation in the workplace across 18 nations in the Middle East and North Africa. The Stevie Awards® are widely considered to be some world’s premier business awards with a 22-year pedigree.
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