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Jumeirah Learning

Structured Career Development

We offer our staff various opportunities for career development, enabling individuals to quickly become part of a team and realise their professional ambitions. 

Suites of programmes are in place to develop your expertise and competence from the time you join us. Great development opportunities await you as an intern, management trainee, corporate development participant, or as a olleague who wants to grow in your chosen career - and even when you choose to change your career path.

Open Doors - Welcome programmes designed for new colleagues.

This includes:

  • Jumeirah Orientation
  • Business unit
  • Departmental and refresher orientations programmes

Be the Difference - Providing STAY DIFFERENTâ„¢ experiences.

This includes:

  • Guest Service
  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Health and Safety
  • Grooming
  • Selling techniques
  • Working with colleagues from different cultures.

Career and Self Development - Providing an environment where colleagues can flourish and grow. This includes:

  • Developing your career
  • Praise me
  • Who moved my cheese
  • Managing stress
  • The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
  • Great Leaders programme

This suite also includes many programmes to develop your electronic literacy:

  • Computer etiquette
  • MS office applications and specialised IT application software training is provided as part of your professional development.

As part of your development, you will also receive training on how to train others and present to small groups.

For many colleagues, English is a second language and we provide English Language training for colleagues.

Health and Safety - Ensuring a safe environment and work practices.

This includes:

  • Safe Buggy operation
  • Food Safety Certification
  • Health and Safety certification
  • First aid certification and others depending on location and local legal requirements

Management Traineeships - Developing future managers

Supervisory Development - Making a successful transition for first time supervisors.

This includes:

  • Introduction to Fundamentals of Excellence
  • Communication
  • Problem solving and decision making
  • Managing yourself
  • Motivating individuals through effective feedback
  • Motivating individuals through empowerment
  • Developing teams
  • Handling change

Management Development - Moving from supervision to management.
This suite contains a mix of classroom, blended and on-line courses and includes:

  • Managing change
  • Managing stress
  • Managing effective communication
  • Developing high performance teams
  • Coaching others
  • Selection and appraisal interviewing skills

Executive Development -Developing Executive Leadership.Our Executive Development programmes are customised to the needs of you, the individual, and are likely to
include:

  • Participation in executive workshops
  • Further academic development
  • Projects and assignments
  • Customised career development programmes

Corporate Development - Developing Executive Leadership

In addition, we offer cross training and provide financial support towards external workshops, programmes,development events and degree courses for existing colleagues as part of their structured and planned career development.