Brief
The National Program for Developing Leaders and Future Foresight aims to develop leadership skills in middle management departments within the state’s managerial apparatus – in line with Oman Vision 2040 – to prepare candidates to face a world of increasing complexity and change.
The program is designed in partnership with the Ministry of Finance (Offset), and in cooperation with Eller Executive Education at the University of Arizona. Ranked seventh in the USA for Customized Executive Education Programs, it is one of the world’s leading institutions in the provision of organizational development solutions.
30 participants
who hold the position of assistant general manager, department director, assistant director of a department and the equivalent in the state's managerial apparatus.
5 educational modules
over a period of six months, delivered to candidates via the latest blended learning methods.
Program objectives:
Program features:
Program target audience:
Occupants of various middle management positions (assistant general director, department director, assistant department director and equivalent) in units of the state's administrative apparatus who meet the following conditions:
- be an Omani national
- possess a bachelor's degree or equivalent
- have a minimum of five years’ work experience
- hold a position of assistant general manager, director of a department, assistant director of a department and equivalent in the state's managerial apparatus
- be below 45 years of age
- have received a “very good” grade in their job performance evaluation in the last two years
- be proficient in English, both spoken and written
How can I apply for the program?
Participants are nominated by their employers after passing various stages of evaluation.
Key dates:
Program duration: six months
