Education
Ministry, OQ Sign Cooperation Program to Implement Joint Programs

Sohar,
16 Sep 2026 (ONA) — The Ministry of Education signed today a cooperation
program to implement joint programs in career guidance and the energy sector
with OQ Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company, contributing to developing
and empowering students to acquire advanced scientific skills and enhancing
their understanding of various work environments through three programs: the
“Work Experience” program for students, the training program for
career guidance specialists, and the awareness campaign on the future of the
oil and gas sector.

The
agreement was signed on behalf of the Ministry of Education by Dr. Intisar Abdullah
Ambusaidi, Undersecretary of the Ministry for Supporting Educational Programs,
while it was signed on behalf of OQ Company by Faisal Ahmed Al Balushi, Chief
Human Resources and Technology Officer at OQ.

The
cooperation program signed today includes the execution of joint programs
represented in the work experience program, under which students are attached
to the second party’s sites for training in technical and administrative
skills, and the specialists’ training program through organizing specialized
workshops for career guidance specialists on the future of energy.

The
program also includes executing a comprehensive media and educational campaign
on the future of the oil and gas sector, developing training and awareness
content in proportion to the target groups, in addition to continuous
evaluation and follow-up on the effectiveness of the executed programs, establishing
joint mechanisms to periodically assess students’ performance and measure the
extent to which program goals are achieved, preparing periodic joint reports on
the workflow in the program, identifying challenges, proposing solutions and
recommendations, and reviewing the cooperative program and all related programs
in general at the end of each operational phase or when needed, with the aim of
developing and improving it to ensure its continuity and effectiveness.

—Ends/AG