In accordance with its 'Shared Growth Ambition' program and global commitment to cultivate employability and economic abilities in the communities in which it runs, Barclays has partnered with INJAZ UAE, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW), which is one of the world's biggest non-profit business education organizations, getting to over 10 million trainees a year across 121 nations.

The collaboration focuses on supplying employability and entrepreneurship programmes to school and university students in the UAE, particularly with 'THE Innovation DAY Camp' (i-Camp ), making use of INJAZ UAE's instructors network, which supplies cutting-edge, experiential volunteer based programs in Job Preparedness, Entrepreneurship and Financial Literacy.

Launched in 2014, the I-Camp engages UAE pupils with a collection of training workshops, which allow them to produce out of the box options for today's business challenges. Advisors from both Barclays and INJAZ UAE will use participants with the necessary abilities for problem solving and vital analyzing real-life experiences, which they will be able to apply to their academic and specialist lives. As part of the workshops, student groups will certainly likewise complete versus each various other to develop innovative solutions for business challenges, for a possibility to task shadow one of INJAZ's corporate partners.

" As part of Barclays' Shared Growth Ambition, we intend to focus on deciding and working which provides our clients, customers, investors and the communities in the region with accessibility to a flourishing future," said Andrew Mortimer, Managing Director, Nation Manager, and Chief Operating Officer for Barclays MENA. "We are delighted to have collaborate with Injaz UAE for the 4th successive year. This partnership supplies us the opportunity to prepare the future generation of entrepreneurs and business leaders, by educating them on the required abilities to succeed in today's progressively challenging business world."

Sulaf Al Zu' bi, Chief Executive Officer of INJAZ UAE: "We're truly happy with this partnership, I personally saw the pilot and it's impressive to see the growth of this program after several years. This began as a simple business plan workshop, and now has actually ended up being the launching pad for lots of teachers and pupils wanting to benefit from business training programs, as well as numerous corporate advisors that wish to share their business success with the future generation of magnate. It's an enjoyable way to instil business thinking skills in youth.".

Considering that 2010, Barclays has actually sustained Injaz's programs and campaigns by giving numerous training to trainees across the UAE. Barclays' employees have actually also mentored a variety of student teams under the 'JA Company Program', a 12-session training program consisting of a competition to pick the best student company of the year.