Qatar Foundation Partners With Kuder, Inc.

ADEL, Iowa, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kuder, Inc. (Kuder) announced today that the Qatar Career Fair (QCF), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) has selected Kuder to serve as an official partner to deliver a customized career advisor training course to Qatar academic counselors.

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The course will teach the core elements of providing career planning services and provide tools and activities trainees can use with youth and adults throughout Qatar and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The Kuder course will cover:

• Basic definitions related to career planning and development.
• The essentials of career planning.
• Career choice and development theory.
• Facilitative skills.
• Assessment tools.
• The role of information in career planning.
• Methods of service delivery.
• Program planning and implementation.
• Support services for the online delivery of career advising.

"We are honored to have been selected to join forces with a world-class organization whose mission so closely aligns with our own," said Kuder President Phil Harrington. "We look forward to delivering tools and resources to youth and adults in Qatar and the GCC region," he said.

The project is a collaborative effort of the Qatar Foundation and the Qatar Career Fair.

"We chose to work with Kuder because of its ability to implement programs related to career planning in Qatar. Kuder is an internationally recognized pioneer in the career development industry. We hope our relationship grows and opens new doors for Qatar's future," said Mr. Al-Sulaiteen.

About Kuder, Inc.: Kuder was founded in 1997 in Adel, Iowa; its mission is to raise student aspirations and to provide career options to students and adults through self-assessment and education. For more information, visit www.kuder.com.

About the Qatar Foundation (QF): QF aims to support Qatar on its journey from a carbon economy to a knowledge economy by unlocking human potential. Founded in 1995, Qatar Foundation's mission is to prepare the people of Qatar and the region to meet the challenges of an ever-changing world, and to make Qatar a leader in innovative education and research. For more information visit www.qf.org.qa.

About the Qatar Career Fair: The Qatar Career Fair will be held April 1-5, 2012, at the Qatar National Convention Centre in Education City, Qatar. Additional information is available at www.qatarcareerfair.com.qa.

SOURCE Kuder, Inc.