- Vision: The Continuing Education Unit seeks to develop and enhance the scientific and professional skills of faculty members, staff, students, graduates, and the local community, by providing high-quality training programs, educational courses, and workshops, aiming to promote sustainable knowledge and achieve community development.
- The Unit’s Role and Services Provided:
- Organize specialized training courses and workshops to develop professional and scientific skills.
- Prepare and implement continuing education programs in coordination with scientific and administrative departments.
- Provide consultations and educational services to the local community.
- Develop the skills of teaching and functional cadres in the College through continuous training programs.
- Enhance cooperation with academic and professional institutions to exchange experiences and knowledge.
- Organize volunteer campaigns and scientific festivals.
- Relationships and Coordination with Other Branches in the College:
- Coordinate with scientific departments to implement specialized courses, workshops, and seminars.
- Cooperate with the Quality Unit to ensure achieving academic standards.
- Communicate with the Media and Public Relations Unit to advertise activities and events.
- Work with Administrative Affairs to follow up on organizational matters.
- Coordinate work with the College’s units to ensure work quality.
- Approved Tools, Forms, and Procedures:
- Activity registration forms (courses, workshops, seminars, competitive scholarships, volunteer campaigns).
- Trainer and participant evaluation forms.
- Adherence to preparing monthly and annual reports.
- Instructions for educational courses and workshops.
- Target Audience:
- Faculty members in the College.
- Students and graduates.
- Other employees in the College.
- Mission: To achieve excellence in providing specialized consultation programs in the accounting and administrative fields using all available capabilities in the university and other institutions to provide a scientific, academic, and professional environment based on meeting united needs to develop teaching and functional cadres, and to contribute to building a developed knowledge society through modern and sustainable educational strategies.
- Requirements: Logistical support to ensure the success of the activities and programs offered.
- Activities:
- Organize training courses and workshops in various specializations.
- Implement educational and developmental programs for faculty members and staff.
- Prepare evaluation courses and lectures directed towards the community.
- Follow up on the implementation of training plans and measure their impact.
- Enhance cooperation with academic and professional institutions to exchange experiences and knowledge.
- Organize volunteer campaigns and scientific festivals.
- Proposals and Recommendations:
- Develop specialized training programs based on the needs of different departments.
- Enhance cooperation with educational and professional institutions.
- Utilize e-learning for delivering and implementing training courses.
- Allocate a budget to support continuing education programs.
- Enhance the community role by organizing free community events such as: (workshops on employment skills for university students, lectures on local economic challenges (like inflation, unemployment), launching training grants for marginalized groups (such as women in rural areas, unemployed youth)).
- Enhance financial sustainability by creating funding sources through: (strategic partnerships with the private sector, attracting support from relevant international organizations).
- Apply a mixed-income model (e.g., fully paid programs and others for free).
- Ensure quality and academic excellence by conducting periodic program evaluations through participant and employer satisfaction surveys.
- Diversify educational programs by designing specialized programs in emerging fields such as: (Small Project Management, Financial Analysis using Artificial Intelligence, E-commerce and Digital Marketing in the Public Sector, Sustainability and Environmental Risk Management).
- Unit Objectives:
- Improve the quality of training services provided within the College.
- Develop training programs according to the needs of the labor market and society.
- Regulate administrative procedures by documenting all processes, such as obtaining official approvals, preparing minutes, and reports.
- Achieve efficiency and speed in implementing courses and following up on decisions and instructions related to the Continuing Education Unit.
- Provide the necessary development tools and care for the success of training programs, such as modern software, equipped halls, and training management systems.
- Open specialized courses and conduct seminars and workshops for university employees, administrators, and others.
- Functional Tasks and Unit Procedures:
- Functional Tasks:
- Distribute tasks among unit members according to specialization and experience.
- Define procedures for implementing courses and determine the responsibilities of each staff member.
- Prepare and implement activities and training programs in coordination with various departments.
- Attract, develop, and qualify human cadres in the field of voluntary work.
- Foster joint cooperation between the university’s colleges and various community sectors and mobilize appropriate conditions to play a positive role in community service.
- Prepare models and forms for registration, evaluation, and follow-up.
- Monitor performance and prepare monthly and annual reports to measure the extent of achieving objectives.
- Provide services to develop the scientific and cultural level and enhance scientific and professional expertise for all segments of society.
- Raise the level of performance and develop teaching and scientific research skills for the training cadres in the university.
- Functional Tasks:
- Achievements:
- Implementing a number of successful training courses during the previous period.
- Conducting numerous scientific and guidance workshops and courses.
- Improving mechanisms for registering activities and evaluation to ensure quality.
- Carrying out volunteer activities continuously.
- Completing a large number of planned activities.
Official Email:c.e.ad@uohamdaniya.edu.iq