The Center for Professional Development of I.C.E provides a range of services from standard certification courses to company specific training and consulting projects.

 Business and Management Training

I.C.E specializes in providing corporate training for business and government to improve employee effectiveness. Sample programs, including those leading to international certificates, include:

• Leadership & Management
• Banking, Accounting and Finance
• Human Resources
• Marketing
• Entrepreneurship
• Strategic Planning
• Supply Chain Management
• Business Communication

• Training of Trainers

Information Technology Training

I.C.E training in IT seeks  to empower the knowledge worker to be more effective in an information-driven and knowledge-rich workplace. I.C.E also promotes technology adoption, the culture of innovation and quality improvement. Benchmarked to international standards, I.C.E IT training is designed to promote a wide range of educational competencies.  Sample certifications include:

• Full/Part Process Automation
• E-Transformation
• Information Security and Forensics
• IT Service Management
• Professional Certification Programs, such as, IT Project Management
• Customer Service in IT
• E-Skills

• ICDL (Core and Advanced)

Language Training (Arabic and English)

I.C.E provides language training in both Arabic and English to private and public sector organizations. All courses are taught by ZU faculty who are masters-level qualified native speakers. They utilize the most up-to-date teaching methodologies to deliver top quality language courses tailored to meet the specific needs of the client. Sample programs include:

• General English/Arabic
• Business English/Arabic
• Academic English/Arabic
• English/Arabic for Specific Purposes
• Exam tuition for KET, PET, BEC, IELTS and other Cambridge Exams

• Translation

Professional Development for Educationalists

I.C.E assists educational practitioners and researchers to develop their practice so that they may, by example, participate in the reform and modernization of the educational system. I.C.E provides programs and consultancies and conducts research to accomplish this goal.  I.C.E offers a range of seminars and workshops. Some of these may be delivered in their standard format at the client's request while other programs can be developed according to specific client needs. Program areas include:

• The teaching of English, math and science in UAE schools
• Assessment
• Student-centered learning
• Curriculum Development
• Educational Leadership

• Literacy Development

Media Services

I.C.E, with state of the art equipment and technology, specializes in providing Media training for business and government to improve employee effectiveness.  Sample programs include:

• Conflict Management Strategies
• Interpersonal Communication and Executive Time Management
• Preparing Business Executives for Media Appearances
• Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Designing and Creating In-House Publications
• Photojournalism for Reporters and Corporate Communicators
• Introduction to Crisis Communication  

Contact Us:

Center for Professional Development at Zayed University's Institute for Community Engagement (ICE)

Dubai - United Arab Emirates

Dubai Media City, Building # 1 (Thomas Reuters Building) - Ground Floor

Tel: +971-4-3912701 or +971-4-3912700

Email: Amal.Reda@zu.ac.ae or Samar.Jamegarmi@zu.ac.ae