MUSCAT: The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates – Madayn, represented by Madayn Industrial Academy, organised yesterday (Monday) a workshop on change management and business process reengineering. The workshop comes in line with the efforts made by Madayn in keeping with Oman 2040 Vision, and to integrate change management in Madayn’s activities and projects. Moderated by Dr. Khamis Al Muniri, Director General of Madayn Industrial Academy, the workshop aimed at familiarising the participants with the advanced methods adopted in change management and business process reengineering.

Al Muniri emphasised that institutions should adapt to the ongoing rapid changes in order to adopt effective change system in the institution.  “Change is one of the key practices that should be implemented in the institutions through getting acquainted with the changes and developing plans and strategies that ensure steady and streamlined workflow, which would play a role in reducing general risks that may occur,” Al Muniri pointed out. 

He added, “In order to implement effective change concept within the institutions, constant efforts should be enhanced to improve working conditions through making optimal use of expertise and work teams to address all obstacles and problems in innovative ways that depend on introducing advanced techniques. These efforts will consequently raise productivity and performance and form an ideal mechanism in the work environment.”

For an institution to achieve change system without facing obstacles or direct/indirect damages on the institution, it should take into account the major role played by the ‘human factor’ in facilitating change, Al Muniri stressed. “This can be achieved through training and equipping individuals with the new trends in this field that go in line with the strategies adopted by the institution, and encouraging the individuals to introduce new ideas that help in contributing to the advancement and progress of the institution,” he said, adding: “It is also important for the top management to have organisational competence and rapid ability to adapt to the surrounding changes.”

It is worthwhile to mention that Madayn Industrial Academy was established in 2019 to provide training opportunities for the national cadres to enhance administrative, financial and technical skills, boost their skills and raise their productivity, provide value adding services to the investors in the industrial cities, provide new job opportunities for the national cadres.  The academy organises a series of training programmes and events that address the trending topics and challenges locally and globally. Besides, the academy organises training-for-employment in cooperation with the concerned bodies in this field. 

Madayn aims through the academy to develop the skills of the national cadres and complement the efforts made by the Sultanate to support training and Omanisation by providing scientific and practical training to the cadres in order to meet the needs of the industrial sector. Madayn also aims through the academy to employ and develop the services offered to the companies and factories, enhance partnership with the educational and training related bodies to benefit from their expertise in the field of human resource development, improve production processes, simplify work procedures, and carry out industry-related research and studies.