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TrainingandDevelopment ofNational Employees
At Kames Petroleum Services , we have several training
anddevelopment programs to helpboth
our experienced and inexperienced national
employees sharpen their skills.
We target professionally inexperiencednationals
with strongeducational backgrounds andhelp
themdevelop for specificpositions throughour
AssociateDevelopment Program. Through this
program, eachnew recruit receives an Individual
Development Plan (IDP) tailored specifically
tohis or her needs, the support of career
counselors, andan individual coach toprovide
on-the-job trainingandassess progress. Upon
successful completionof the IDP, thenational
recruit is thenappointed tohis or her target job.
For experiencednational employees, wehave
manyprograms inplace tohelp themexpand
their career paths.Weoffer national employees
scholarships and study leave programs to
enable them to continue their education.
Wealsoprovide cross-post opportunitieswith
DolphinEnergy’s shareholders (TOTALandOxy)
whichoffer the chance for nationals togain
valuableexperiencewith these international
companies. In2015, wedecreased thenumber
of scholarships offered from5 to2as part of our
cost optimizationefforts.
To learnmoreaboutDolphinEnergy’sprofessional
development programs, pleasevisit theTalent
Management sectiononourwebsite:
Community Investment
Weare committed toworkingwithour
communities tomakemeaningful contributions
that improvequalityof life. DolphinEnergy invests
in local communities in severalways: by running
programs, sponsoringevents, anddonating to
charitable causes.Wehaveabroadportfolio
of community investments that focuseson the
pillarsof education, theenvironment, culture,
thearts and sport. Theseareasguideour giving
and communityengagement policies.
In this section,wedescribe someof the
community investment highlights that occurred
in2015. For amore comprehensive list of all
the initiativeswe support, pleasevisit theSocial
Responsibility sectiononourwebsite:
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responsibility
DevelopmentOpportunities
2012
2013
2014
2015
AssociateOpportunitiesOffered
55
29
28
31
Qatar
45
19
16
19
Kuwait
10
10
12
12
ScholarshipsOffered
6
7
5
2
Qatar
4
5
5
1
Kuwait
2
2
0
1
Youth InternshipsOffered
28
28
38
16
Qatar
20
17
20
3
Kuwait
8
11
18
13
CommunityContributions (ThousandUSD)
2012
2013
2014
2015
Total CommunityContributions
6,379
4,130
5,936
5,125
Qatar
1,550
910
631
519
Kuwait
4,831
3,220
5,305
4,606
Development of National HumanCapital
2012
2013
2014
2015
TrainingCost forNational Staff (%)
57
73
59
67
TrainingHours forNational Staff (%)
60
54
50
59
