Qatar Red Crescent Training & Development Center
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QRCS Training and Development Center

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Qatar Red Crescent Society’s (QRCS) Training and Development Center is an integrated training and qualification facility that offers diverse training and education services. Using state-of-the-art training equipment and techniques, the center holds many courses internationally accredited by global training organizations, up to the highest quality standards. It serves a wide range of medical workers in Qatar, including physicians, nurses, first responders, and technicians, as well as disaster preparedness and relief workers both in Qatar and beyond, following the world’s best health and administrative practices. The center focuses specifically on government and private-sector employees, construction and infrastructure laborers, and other social groups.

Inspired by QRCS’s goals and principles as an auxiliary to the State of Qatar, the Training and Development Center seeks to develop humanitarian services, particularly health care, in harmony with the country’s recent advancements. To that end, the center:

  • Educates the public to save lives and integrates this into the sustainable health development framework, in accordance with the policies and strategic plans of Qatar National Vision 2030;
  • Develops and introduces good, internationally accredited professional and health training/development programs;
  • Promotes good health-related culture and knowledge among the public to improve the quality of life both individually and socially; and
  • Sponsors health studies and research in light of the national needs and schemes.


Objectives​​​

QRCS’s Training and Development Center seeks to:


  • build a strong educational culture where everyone can reach their full potential and that would increase job satisfaction and support career development;
  • provide consider​able training and development opportunities that meet the operational and strategic objectives of QRCS, as well as individual learning expectations and needs;
  • support the community by ensuring the education that fits the learning needs of its members; and
  • enhance, manage, and deliver all employee training and development activities up to the highest equality and integrity standards.
Courses
  • Administrative Courses:

    These are formal/informal and in-service/out-of-duty activities and programs that help individuals to learn about the responsibilities, and develop the skills and competencies, to achieve the Division’s goals and develop both personally and professionally.

  • CME Training Courses:

    To renew medical licensing, every medical practitioner has to get 80 credit hours of continuing professional development (CPD) every two years, or one course of 40 credit hours every year, to meet the requirements of the Ministry of Public Health’s (MOPH) Department of Healthcare Professions (DHP), which declares that “all health care practitioners are expected to show commitment to maintaining their proficiency and enhance their performance, by engaging in CPD throughout their professional careers. All part-time and full-time health care practitioners in Qatar have to complete the requirements of the annual CPD course to retain their registration and renew their medical licensing”.

  • First-Aid and CPR Courses:

    People receive training to enhance their skills of applying life-saving measures in situations where lives are endangered. Consequently, those trainees become prepared to deal with crises and help others when needed. First-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) courses are aimed at providing immediate response to reduce life-threatening risks and securing first-aid care until the arrival of advanced medical health.

National and International Accreditation
  • All the programs offered for physicians and health workers are accredited by MOPH-DHP. Other programs are accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA). All first aid courses are accredited by the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). Currently, the center plans to receive international accreditation for more programs.
Instructors

The courses are taught by well-trained instructors with international training certification. We have:

  • Instructors specialized in first aid and AHA’s Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)/ Basic Life Support (BLS) courses.
  • Lifeguard instructors certified by US NAWI Institute.
  • Experienced medical lecturers certified by DHP.
  • Over 100 health workers for medical coverage at community health education events.
Development Strategy
  • Regular review of the specified objectives to match the strategic plans of Qatar National Vision 2030.
  • Regular evaluation of work at the center to enhance staff proficiency.
  • Constant updating of available knowledge and training tools.
  • Building of partnerships with government organizations and NGOs, particularly MOPH and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE).
  • Recruitment and qualification of proficient and internationally certified trainers.
Training Programs
  • First-Aid and CPR Course
  • First Aid, CPR and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Course
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) (AHA-accredited)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) (AHA-accredited)
  • CPD Training Courses
  • First Responder Program
    1. First Responder Program

    Description

    The objectives of the program are to (1) train the public to deal with disasters and risks; (2) create a public network of young volunteers from community and organizations with the ability to assess and manage risks to reduce their consequences; and (3) improve the quality of first-aid care provided in medical emergencies, disasters, and crises to reduce casualties and save lives.

    Content
    • Theoretical Program:
    • Practical Program:
    • First responder characteristics and safety standards
    • Venue assessment, triage, and intervention mechanism selection
    • First responder scope of work and practice
    • Ways to examine injuries
    • Medical disaster/crisis management basics
    • Equipment to handle head and spine injuries
    • Anatomy and physiology
    • Ways to carry and move injured persons
    • CPR (for adults, children, and infants)
    • Ambulance tools
    • Burns and chemical and other injuries
    • Radio protocol

    Target Group

    Adults – emergency response teams at business/industrial facilities

    Participants
    • Maximum 20 persons

    Duration

    40 hours

    Languages

    Arabic

    Cost
    • QR 1,250 per person
    • QR 25,000 per group of 20 persons maximum

    Evaluation
    • Practical test
    • Theoretical test

    Certification
    • Valid for 2 years
Public Awareness Events
  • All-Day Health Events
  • Weqaya Program
  • Health Education Lectures
  • He​alth and Safety Exhibitions