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Ministry of Education, represented by Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning inaugurated the motor skills hall at Omar Bin Al Khattab Institute for The Blind, sponsored by Petroleum Development Oman, patronized by Director-General of the Directorate-General of Special Education and Continuous Learning Dr. Thuraiya Al-Rashdi in presence of a number of officials from the sponsoring company.

Khaled Al-Rawahi, Director of Omar bin Al Khattab institute said: “Appreciative to the vital role of the private sector in contributing to society, especially to the educational institutions, petroleum Development Oman initiated the individual skills hall and career guidance, by providing computers for students at Omar Bin Al Khattab Institute for The Blind”.

He added: “through these initiatives, we seek to develop the students’ technical skills by creating students’ companies supervised by a capable teaching staff through granting them entrepreneurship skills”.

Lastly, he said: “this cooperation guarantees providing a mixture of environments between education and talent, shaping a student capable of building the country by utilizing the skills and techniques received at Omar bin Al Khattab institute”.

The ceremony included a welcoming segment presented by students of Omar bin Al Khattab institute which are supervised by Halimah Al- Muqbali Assistant director at the institute, along with a visual display regarding Individual Skills and Guidance Hall by Nawal Al-Kindi English Language teacher at the institute. The ceremony also included accompanying exhibition showcasing most important students’ companies at the institute.

Omar bin Al Khattab for the Blind institute seeks to open an individual skills hall and career guidance to enable the visually impaired students, enhancing their societal contributions, talents and art training, rising a generation to utilize their skills and constructing their own companies.