GOIC organises a training workshop to discuss the relationship between economic indicators and industrial sectors

As part of GOIC’s efforts to train and develop industrial staff to boost the competitiveness of this vital sector, the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting held a training workshop entitled “The Relationship between Economic Indicators and Industrial Sectors” at its headquarters in Doha from the 16th till the 19th of November, 2015. 

His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Al-Mukhaini, Assistant Secretary General for Industrial Information Sector at GOIC, delivered a keynote address in which he stressed the importance of improving the performance of industrial staff. He explained that the course would offer reference materials to deal with economic indicators in accordance with modern international comparison standards. Furthermore, the training covered basic economic concepts with emphasis on modern benchmark indicators, including composite indicators linked with supervision and evaluation regulations. Moreover, it highlighted the dynamics of economic sectors’ progress, levels of industrial productivity and the link between the industrial sector and government services. 

The training workshop aimed at developing participants’ skills by introducing the basic concepts of macroeconomic variables, basic variables, modern measurement standards used by international databases, the implications of indicators, concepts of conventional, composite and competitiveness indicators, variation in modern benchmark databases and their fields of specialisation, means to develop indicators and determine metadata standards. 

The workshop delivered by Dr. Abdul Quddus Al-Maruni, Expert at GOIC, was tailored for staff working in economic and financial analysis and business environment from the government sector supporting the industrial sector. 

GOIC offers a number of training workshops to concerned parties according to their specific needs in various fields through the Organization’s Training and Capacity Development Program (TCD). The objective is to increase individual and organisational skills in the industrial sector of GCC countries and Yemen. You can register online www.goic.org.qa or via Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.