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NITI NEWSLETTER - 1st QUARTER 2017 Visit us at http://www.niti.edu.sa/

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Newsletter Volume 4.0

Farewell to Al-Marry

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1 NITI NEWSLETTER - 1st QUARTER 2017 Visit us at http://www.niti.edu.sa/

National Industrial Training Institute (NITI)

Newsletter 4.0 Fourth Issue:

1st

Quarter 2017

Message from the new NITI Executive Director Greetings from your institute, NITI!

As the newly appointed Executive Director effective

April 1, 2017, I am excited to work with you and with our

Stakeholders and Clients.

I'm honored and touched by this appointment and I

appreciate the heartfelt response received from the Board

of Trustees, Stakeholders, Clients and NITI Staff, since the

announcement was made. I'm especially honored to take on this challenge

after the tenure of my predecessor, Mohammad Al-Marry.

This is NITI’s 4th edition of its newsletter. NITI has continued to evolve

throughout its nearly short 3-year history. From its small beginning in

Abqaiq to a large Campus in Al-Hasa, NITI culture continues to change lives

of young aspiring Saudis who are the future of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

You will find many updates on our training improvements, faculty, trainees,

and staff in this issue. The goal of the institute is to be a world-class

industrial training provider in Saudi Arabia and we are progressing swiftly

towards attaining our mission.

Dear fellow Saudis, let me assure you that NITI is committed to you and to

your lifelong success. As I have yet to meet everyone, I want to make myself

available to the association at large.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees and NITI Management, I openly invite

the representatives from our partners, stakeholders, clients to visit our

campus, discuss with us their requirements and to have a feeling of the

actual training provided.

We will strive to be responsive and best serve and develop NITI as a center

of quality and excellence where NITI young Saudi graduates will contribute

to the Kingdom’s vision of 2030. NITI cares to develop them into quality

graduates, with full round characters that are skilled in their specialties,

proficient in English, adept in computers and armed with safety awareness,

discipline and the desired work ethics. This is NITI's main interpretation of

its customer focus.

Finally, I want you to know that I am honored to take on this new role and

I look forward to personally connecting with you – staff, instructors, clients

and stakeholders. Please feel free to reach out to me directly and I invite you

to stay in touch. Your comments, feedback, and ideas are always welcome.

Warm Regards,

Ghanem M. Al-Qahtani

Phone: 013-5955050 or 5955051

email: [email protected]

In this issue Message from new ED

NITI 19th BoT Meeting

NITI Employee Farewell

GCC Traffic Week

Safety Corner

Hygiene Week

TUV Trainer Certification

Student’s Voice

NITI Recreational Activities

NITI Library

Graduation at NITI

Events & Campaigns

“ If a man empties his

purse into his head, no

man can take it away from

him. An investment in

knowledge always pays

the best interest. ”

- Ben Franklin


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NITI Board of Trustees (BoT) conducted its 19th BoT meeting at

NITI Campus, Al-Hasa on February 23, 2017.

The meeting was chaired by the Chairman; Mr. Nabeel Al-Jama’.

The Board Members toured the campus and later started their

meeting. Various topics highlighted and shared with the BoT

members included; 2016 Major Accomplishments, 2017-2019

Business Plan, and NITI’s Self Financing Initiatives.

A resolution was passed accepting the new mission

“To provide world class industrial technical training to prepare a skilled and competent workforce for the

hydrocarbon, chemical and energy-related industries through internationally accredited programs”.

NITI MANAGEMENT & STAFF

“ Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 20 or 80...

Anyone who keeps learning stays young." - Henry Ford

NITI held a ceremony on March 29, honoring the outgoing Executive

Director of the Institute, Mohammad Al-Marry, after completing his term of

office. He was honored for his outstanding role during his tenure.

He was transferred to assume the duties of the Superintendent of Saudi

Aramco/SAITD.

The new Executive Director of the Institute, Ghanem Al-Qahtani, was also

honored. He is considered a young leader with several contributions in the

area of engineering, training & development. The farewell was attended by

NITI staff members.

NITI Board of Trustees:

Nabeel A. Al-Jama’, Chairman/Saudi Aramco

Dr. Fahad Al-Tuwaijry, Vice-Chairman/TVTC

Nabil K. Al-Dabal, Member/Saudi Aramco

Nasser A. Al-Nafisee, Member/Saudi Aramco

Bader F. Al-Qadran, Member/Saudi Aramco

Fahad A. Al-Semari, Member/Saudi Aramco

Dr. Mohammed A. Al-Hafez, Member/HRDF

Faisal S. Algurouni, Member/SADARA

Dr. Abdulrahman M. Al-Obayed, Member/SEC

Board of Trustees with NITI Management

During the month of January 2017, two (2) Saudi

Aramco Employees left to their parent organizations

after completing their assignments with NITI. They

were recognized for their contributions:

Fahad Al-Afaleq, Marketing Unit Supervisor

Hesham Al-Mulhim, Project Coordinator

Mohammad Al-Marry at his farewell

Hesham Al-Mulhim

at his farewell

Fahad Al-Afaleq

at his farewell



SAFETY :: GCC Traffic Week ... Your Life is a Trust

“ Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance ”

- Will Durant

Your Life is a Trust … On the road you are entrusted with your own

safety, your passenger's safety, and the safety of those around you. The

33rd Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Traffic Week was a reminder of this

responsibility.

Speeding, texting while driving, and disregarding traffic rules and

regulations continue to place lives in danger.

NITI participated in the 2017 GCC Traffic Week organized from March 12

to 16, 2017. NITI trainees and staff actively participated in the event held

at Al-Ahsa Mall, and also donated (3) driving simulators for the event.

The event was well-received and attended daily by a number of NITI

trainees who took part in the event in batches and some of the trainees

from the Safety Ambassador Club demonstrated the use of driving

stimulators. NITI employees, dependents, and contractors attend the event and took part in various activities

and demonstrations of safety equipment.

Inline with the Kingdom at large and NITI in particular, traffic safety is not only about education; it is about the

trust we place in each other to improve safety on our roads. This is a reflection of the respect we have for the

lives of our families and fellow citizens across the country. Your nation is calling on you to play your part in

improving road safety.

We are a result of the choices we make, and we are accountable for those choices. Make these count by being

safe on the road. Your Life Matters … Don’t call until you arrive.

Auto accidents are not usually attributable to a car’s condition. In fact, cars are in better shape in Saudi Arabia

than in many countries. Unfortunately, Saudi Arabian’s accident rates are among the highest. According to traffic

officials, speed, running red lights, and talking or texting on mobiles are the three main causes of traffic

accidents. It only takes a few seconds to think before you perform an act of negligence that will either put you

in an early grave or give you permanent injuries. So take care!!!

To encourage safety practices, NITI conducts weekly meetings of Safety Ambassador Club and has dedicated

the last period of every Thursdays to convey a safety message. A trainee is selected to deliver a safety talk to NITI

Management during their weekly communication meeting.

Monthly Safety newsletter has been launched and also a

monthly online safety quiz is conducted and winners

awarded.

As seen in the photo, posing with NITI Management are

10 trainees who were recognized for their contributions

to Safety on January 22, 2017.

Trainees in action at the 2017 GCC Traffic Week Management

Safety Contributors with the awards



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SAFETY :: Kill Your Speed ... Quit Smoking !!!

“ Much education today is ineffective. All too often we are giving young people cut flowers

when we should be teaching them to grow their own plants.” - John W. Gardner

Arab News dated, April 4, 2017 stated “According to a recent study conducted by King Abdul Aziz

University, traffic accidents caused 7,500 deaths, 68,000 injuries, and left 2,000 people

handicapped with permanent disabilities. Additionally, the annual loss caused by car accidents is

estimated to be SR18 billion. Unfortunately, most traffic accident victims are youths, and a firm stance

is therefore required from everyone in society, including insurance companies,” Al-Eisa added.

REMEMBER!!!

Spare parts for humans are not as

original as those for cars

Readers we at NITI, request you to seriously think

about certain consequences, especially if you are under

the influence or addiction of anything.

You used to use the mobile and drive, you used to text

and drive, you used to speed and drive… and now you

cannot do things you did before the accident,

whether it was you driving or someone else driving.

You can replace car parts, but there is nothing you

can do to replace body parts or even someone’s life.

What if this happened to someone in your family

because of someone else’s carelessness.

Someone has lost an uncle to a driver who was texting

and driving. Someone ran him off the road on a bridge

and he died instantly. He left behind a five-year old

daughter who was never able to see her dad again!!!

THINK before you ACT!!!



QUALITY :: TUV Trainer Certification & Recognition

“ Nine tenths of education is encouragement ”

- Anatole France

On March 15, the final group of TUV-Trainers were certified from TUV “Certified Vocational

Trainers”. The certificates were distributed by Dr. Frank Wenghoefer, Principal Director at NITI.

Since the certification began, 54 TUV Trainers went through a comprehensive standardized

3-phase certification process as prescribed in the regulations of TUV Rheinland, Germany.

The “Phase 1” was the participation in a seminar being conducted by German Trainers. The

1st session was conducted in March 2016, the 2nd in September 2016. These seminars were

finalized with a formal written test. During the following weeks, “Phase 2” the trainers

elaborated a document set based on German standards to conduct a selected practical

training sequence under the prescribed concept. The quality and comprehensiveness of the

documentation have been assessed and recorded.

The “Phase 3” delivered the evidence and results of the application of the document set done

by life training sessions, performing a scenario approach or by in-depth presentation with

oral questioning.

TUV Trainers with their certificates TUV Trainers with their certificates

SAFETY :: Hygiene Week at NITI

February 5 to 9, 2017 was

observed as NITI Hygiene Week.

An interactive meeting was

arranged between the Trainees,

Staff and Janitorial Contractor

employees. Around 118 workers were honored as environment

pioneers as a token of awareness.

The main objective of the Hygiene week was to raise the profile of

sanitation and encourage NITI community to prioritize sanitation,

health and hygiene and further to increase awareness of the

importance of sanitation to ones’ daily lifestyle, health and dignity.

Also to promote the continued identification, documentation and

replication of sanitation best practices.



Laughter is a good medicine … Laughter is one of the best things

that people can express their feelings. Also, when people see a person laughing,

they will automatically laugh.

Laughter can effect people positively in their whole life. For example, laughter

helps people to feel happy. Also, laughter makes people relax and be in a good

mood. Moreover laughter reduces stress.

So when you have exams and you are stressed, you have to

laugh to reduce the stress. Laughter protects heart from many

diseases. Laughter makes body very active. So when you feel

tired and you want to be active, you have to laugh and that

will help you to exercise and to do other things.

In conclusion, laughter is a good thing for your health and for

making other feel happy. So when you are in a bad mood you

have to laugh, that will make you feel better.

ABDULLAH ALI AL MUHANNA # 1337, Class: F-3, Client: SADARA

STAKEHOLDERS & CLIENTS :: Students’ Voice

“ Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself "

- Chinese proverb

Meet NITI Editorial Team:

“In the end, what makes a book valuable is

not the paper it’s printed on, but the hours of

work by … who are dedicated to creating the

best possible reading experience for you.”

― John Green

Mohammed Eisa Thomas Vaidyan

These young Saudis in

NITI are just a sample of

what will follow as

thousands who are

trained follow in pursuit

of realizing their own

dreams of becoming

valuable members of the

local workforce while

helping the Kingdom

realize Saudi Vision 2030.

Social Media is a big world. There are positive and negative aspects. Let’s start with the negative…

There are a lot of people who post bad things whether it is an letter, photo or even a video. These things are

often not suitable for young people. Social Media can also not be good in this way either.

On the other hand, the good thing about Social Media is that you can make

contact with people in just one second. However, if you have a bad internet

connection you will suffer when trying to Post or Send anything.

Social Media brings people together. In my opinion there are more good

things than bad about modern social media.

RAYAN BADER BIN AWAYS # 1502, Graduated, Client: SADARA

What’s new at NITI ? New Medical Clinic; 24x7 nurses on duty

ACCET Accreditation Project Team formed

New intakes; Saudi Aramco & ARABTEC

Activation of Recreational & Social Club

IELTS: 91.5% success by SADARA Trainees

1st iteration of Moodle Learning Platform

NITI Board of Trustees visits NITI Campus

NITI conferred as “IELTS Registration Centre”

MELI to conduct NITI Driving training courses

Send ideas and feedback to: [email protected]



NITI TRAINEES :: Recreational Activities

“ I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand ”

- Chinese proverb

NITI Trainees flock to the Library by Ghaleb Qaisi

NITI kicks off Extra Curricular Activities Recreation is about activities and experiences which produce feelings of enjoyment and

satisfaction. They give the trainees opportunities to express creativity, achieve and

master new skills. It provides the basis for increased self-confidence for a Trainee.

Participation in recreation and leisure activities allows trainees with autism to learn

skills specific to a particular sport or activity. Progress in seen not just in the specific

programs, but in other areas of life as well.

As directed by NITI Executive Director, NITI formed the RECREATIONAL & SOCIAL

ACTIVITIES TEAM (RSAT) chaired by Mukhtar Haleeb, to engage Trainees and ensure

their active participation in sports and social activities after hours. Following are the

highlights of RSAT:

Various sports events were planned. As for football, 12 coaches were identified

in-house and the 1st football activity kicked-off on January 19, 2017.

Games and social activities planned for staff are Cricket, Volleyball, Badminton

Trainee Club Activities include; Sport Games Football/Volleyball/Basketball/

Handball/Tennis/Table Tennis/Billiards; Olympic Games: Track Races/Jumps;

Throws: Javelin/Shot/Discus; Cultural Activities as: Fine Arts/Photography/Music;

Chess/Backgammon; Agriculture & Nursery/National Singing/Ardha Team/Etc.

NITI has identified that recreation and social activities are important in promoting

inclusion and quality of Trainee’s life. Enables all with autism to become involved and

feel like a part of their NITI community. Provides the opportunity to gain and develop

new friends. Sports and exercise programs can improve physical and mental health.

It increases Self-Esteem and Self-Confidence and reduces reliance on parents and

other adults. Increases independence which leads to increased opportunities. The

actual objective served by the after hours activities is the safety of the trainees.

No one can undermine the importance of a library at an institute like NITI, and the impact it will have on the

trainees’ learning and development and that’s why NITI library became a reality, a modest one though.

The library is equipped with a number of titles and reference books on a variety of subjects. It

also has ten (10) computer workstations connected to the internet with access to online

resources. Additional resources are being added constantly to enrich the learning resources

for NITI trainees. Trainees with their teachers keeps flocking to the library and explores its

contents that will help them in their learning.

The library is intended to cultivate the learners’

research skills leading to the development of

independent life-long learners. It empowers the

learners and widens their imagination by maximizing the learning

opportunities. Trainees learn to find and use information from a wide

variety of resources while pursuing independent work that supports &

extends their prescribed curriculum. Trainees’ positive statements and

enthusiasm are testimony to the value the library has created.



During the 1st quarter of 2017, 118 Trainees graduated after they successfully completed the appren-

ticeship program at NITI:

On January 18, a total of 67 Trainees graduated:

11 Instrument Repairman and 14 Maintenance Machinists from Saudi Aramco

27 Security men and 15 Fireman from SADARA.

On February 16, 24 Maintenance Electrician Saudi Aramco

trainees graduated.

On February 21, 7 Lab Technician SADARA trainees graduated.

On March 16, 15 Maintenance Machinists Saudi Aramco trainees

graduated.

On March 30, 5 PCST Saudi Aramco trainees graduated.

NITI TRAINEES :: Graduation at NITI

“ Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new ”

- Albert Einstein



Events in Chronological Order January 1 – Formed the NITI Accreditation Project Team

January 2 – Workshop for graduates “Welcome to SADARA Family”

presided by W. H. Zabeery, VP, Business & Services (1)

January 8 – 88 Saudi Aramco new in-takes started training program

January 10 – SEC ELT Head; Hussain Al-Zayer,and team visited NITI

January 11 – Potential client; ioMosaic Co. visited NITI

January 11 – Delegation from British Council visited NITI

January 18 – 67 graduated; Saudi Aramco: (11) Instrument Repairman

& (14) Maintenance Machinists. SADARA: (27) Security & (15) Fireman

January 22 – iPad basic training for NITI Management by Kaplan (3)

January 23 – SEC delegation led by Chief Learning Officer; D. Kamphuis,

Director of Training; A. Salman, S. Al-Ali visited NITI (2)

January 23 – F. Baudoin, Head of Communications ME, BASF Dubai

visited NITI to discuss options to providing vocational training.

February 2 – NITI developed the first iteration of the Moodle Platform

February 9 – SMEs from Saudi Aramco; JVTU, AC&TU, LTPPU and D/

HEOP Unit, visited NITI; Swimming Survival and Testing rooms

February 6 – Sr. Management of HED Academy, Germany visited NITI

for possible training particularly in Road Driving Safety (5)

February 7 – Organ donor campaign organized by EITHAR.

February 12 – Potential client; Napco visited NITI

February 12 – Potential client; Hajri Corporation visited NITI (6)

February 13 – Potential client; AES ARABIA Ltd. visited NITI

February 16 – Potential client; Al-Rashed Co., visited NITI

February 16 – 24 Maint. Electrician from Saudi Aramco graduated

February 21 – 7 Lab Technician from SADARA graduated

February 20 – Delegates of SEC led by Dr. Hamad Shagawi, Head of

HR Development, visited NITI.

February 22 – Potential client; Al-Fanar Co. visited NITI

February 23 – NITI Board of Trustees held its 19th BoT meeting. (7)

March 5 – 40 ARABTEC new in-takes starts training orientation (4)

March 2 – Potential client; Al-Barrak Co. visited NITI

March 2 – Saudi Aramco/CAITD; M. Shuwaikhat & team visits NITI (8)

March 8 – World Civil Defense Day conducted w/Hasa Civil Defense. (9)

March 5 – Potential client; Hyundai Co. visited NITI

March 7 – Potential client; Larsen & Toubro Ltd., visited NITI

March 9 – 19 Saudi Aramco Maintenance Machinists graduated

March 9 – NITI Medical Clinic started in full operation

March 12 to 16 – NITI participated in the 2017 GCC Traffic Week (10)

March 14 – NITI conferred “IELTS Registration Centre”by British Council

March 15 – Potential client; Petrofac Co., visited NITI (11)

March 16 – 15 Saudi Aramco Maintenance Machinists graduated

March 22 – Agreement signed with Middle East Logistics Institute

(MELI) to operate/conduct courses in NITI driving training facility. (12)

March 23 – Hosted “Water Conservation” w/Hasa Ministry of Water(13)

March 28 – Potential client; Al-Busaili Co., visited NITI

March 29 – Farewell for M. Al-Marry, Executive Director, transferred to

SA/SAITD and replaced by G. Al-Qahtani from April 1, 2017 (14)

March 30 – 5 Saudi Aramco PCST trainees graduated



In line with NITI value of Citizenship an organ donor campaign was

organized by NITI Public Relations in collaboration with the Saudi

Foundation for Promoting Organ Donation (EITHAR).

The campaign attracted around 700 participants including trainees,

instructors and staff. 147 members registered as donors in the campaign.

Some of the important topics that were under discussion included ethics

and organization of organ donation, transplantation, family consent for

organ donation, evaluation and selection of deceased donors and organ

retrieval surgeries. Trainees asked queries and were promptly answered by presenters.

CITIZENSHIP :: Organ Donor Campaign at NITI

CITIZENSHIP :: World Civil Defense Day at NITI

World Civil Defense Day was conducted collaboratively with Al-Hasa Civil

Defense by NITI Public Relations under the slogan “Hand in hand for the

prevention of risks” on March 8, 2017.

Among other activities, a lecture entitled

“Avoid Hazards” was delivered. The

program was well received and attended

by NITI Management and more than 800

NITI trainees and staff. A tribute to all of the victims of duty who have

sacrificed their lives in the course of their work to protect the civilian

population in times of emergency or disaster was observed.

The NITI Quarterly Newsletter is a quarterly publication for the National Industrial

Training Institute (NITI) community of Al-Hasa. We welcome your suggestions, proposed

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CITIZENSHIP :: World Water Day at NITI

In line with NITI value Citizenship, NITI hosted a

congregation on “Water Conservation” at NITI Campus

Auditorium on March 23, in collaboration with Al-Hasa

Ministry of Environment, Water and Agricultural, on the

occasion of the World Water Day which is aimed at drawing

attention to the water crisis and eliminating water waste.

The program was attended by NITI Management and more

than 500 trainees and staff. Pamphlets and handouts were

distributed during the event.

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