Ministry of Finance holds Time Management Workshop for Emirati Secondary School students

In line with its objective to contribute to the sustainable development of the UAE, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently held a Time Management Workshop for 15 Emirati secondary school students and which was also attended by a group of MoF staff. The students recently graduated from high school and are recipients of university scholarships. 

The workshop took place over two days at MoF’s Abu Dhabi and Dubai offices. One of the main goals behind the course was to provide participants with the tools necessary to implement effective time management methods which could enable them to organize their tasks and priorities. They were also shown ways they could deal with various academic, professional, social or time pressures, and how to organize their lives and work efficiently. 

The attendees were privy to a presentation on popular theories and practices adopted in the global time management and how to deal with time wasting. A discussion was held on how to prioritize their professional and private lives, and how to plan – and achieve -long term goals. 

Commenting on this event, Fatima Al Sawayh, Head of the Human Recourses Department at MoF, said: “We consider time management as an important skill which helps us better organize our life, and which gives us the ability to better deal with the time pressures we may face at home or at work. The main goal of this workshop is to help enhance the performance of these young academics and of our staff.” 

In 2010, MoF provided university scholarships to 29 students from across the UAE. This initiative was launched in line with MoF’s commitment in contributing to the development of the nation’s youth.