KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
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Participate as an Associate Consultant in a joint project between The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Labour and Social Development for developing curriculum of Vocational & Academic Rehabilitation Centers in Bahrain.
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Led a major project at Bahrain Training Institute for generating modules’ scheme of work and lessons plans. The project included the training of 150 academic staff and verifying the quality of work produced.
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The senior results and assessments coordinator for 10 years at the Division of Electrical and Electronics engineering. I developed some of the results verification processes and these processes were standardised within the institute.
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Provided some teaching sessions and personal tutoring for PhD candidates of the Institute of Education at the University of Reading about using the NVIVO in qualitative research.
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I was the representative of postgraduate students of the Institute of Education from November 2011 to June 2013.
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Member of Staff/Students committee at the Institute of Education from November 2011 to June 2013.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
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Founder & Director (The Researcher Center) Dec. 2018 – Present
Freelance Educational Consultant January 2016 – November 2018
· Research Methodologies Training
· Educational Development for individuals and institutions
· Teacher Training
· Assessments & Evaluations
· Quality of Teaching and Learning
· Curriculum Development
· Conducting research in Education and Social Sciences
Manager, (Taher Almutawa For Real Estates Management) October 2015 – Present
· Real Estates activities (Contract basis, Property management)
Associate Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Ministry of Labour and Social Development, Bahrain 27th March 2016 – 21st April 2016
· Work with an international consultant on a joint project between the UNDP and MoLSD in Bahrain to develop a new curriculum for people with disability in Bahrain.
· Evaluated the existing curriculum, teaching methods and the assessments tools of the following centers (Vocational & Academic Rehabilitation Center, BBK Rehabilitation Center, Disabled Child Day Care Center and NBB Rehabilitation Home for Disabled Children).
Senior Instructor, Bahrain Training Institute September 2001 – January 2013
· Taught Electrical & Electronics Engineering courses (Electrical Machines, Electrical Installation Practice, Switchgears and Power Transformers, Communication Engineering and Electronics Principles) for all levels from Craft Certificates level to Higher National Diploma.
· Module leader for (Electrical Installation Practice, Switchgears and Power Transformers and Communication Engineering.
· Senior Results and Assessment Coordinator for 10 years (results verification and auditing the process of assessments Marking).
· Internal Verifier at Electrical and Electronics Division for three years (2007 to 2010) (Verification of assessments, ensuring the fulfilling the assessment criteria and verifying the modules’ files).
Teacher Educator, Bahrain Training Institute September 2007 – December 2009
· Tutor and Module Leader for (Delivery and Preparation of Learning) at the Trainee Instructor Programme (TIP).
· Teaching Auditor (observe and evaluate newly employed teachers)
Project Leader, Bahrain Training Institute January 2008 – June 2009
· Led the project of producing ‘Scheme of work and Lesson Plan’ for each module based on the new curriculum of Edexcel.
· Designed the pro forma of both ‘Scheme of Work’ and ‘Lesson plan’.
· Trained selected representatives for each Academic Division on writing the ‘Scheme of Work and Lesson plan’. Those representatives acted as the trainers in their own divisions.
· Verified the produced lesson plans.
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Electrical Technician, Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company September 1999 – August 2001
· Electrical maintenance technician (Troubleshooting electrical faults, preventive maintenance and on-call duty).
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Individual Professional Award in Sustainable Development
School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) – University of London (May 2018 – Sep. 2018)
Definitions and the principles of sustainable development are explained. An account of the emergence and evolution of the concept of sustainable development is also provided in order to explain the historical context of current debates. ‘Mainstream’ notions of sustainable development are outlined together with some of the key strategies that have been devised to promote sustainable development. Various resistances to the concept, and some alternative approaches to sustainable development, are also examined critically. The main ideas presented in this course are illustrated using case studies, including accounts of two major global environmental issues: biodiversity loss and climate change. Overall, this course provides an overview of some of the most important areas of debate and controversy in relation to sustainable development.
PhD Education
University of Reading (January 2010 – October 2014)
Thesis Title: Examining the development of critical awareness through reflective writing: a case study of a group of ITE students.
Supervisor: Professor Naz Rassool
Brief synopsis: This research investigated how a group of PGCE/GTP Secondary Mathematics students at the University of Reading develop their critical consciousness through their development in reflective writing. The research implemented qualitative methods and focus on the content and discourse analysis of participants lesson evaluations.
MEd Training and Development
University of Bradford (January 2008 – January 2010)
Thesis Title: An Investigation for the Suitable Evaluation Tool for evaluating teaching skills at Bahrain Training Institute.
MSc Electronic Mobile Communications
University of Glamorgan (September 2004 – October 2005)
Thesis Title: Characterisation of Indoor Wireless LAN Mobile Radio Channel Employing Frequency Diversity Combination Techniques.
BSc Electrical and Electronics Engineering
University of Glamorgan (September 2003 – June 2004)
Project Title: Characterizing Switched Reluctance Motor Drives
Advanced Diploma in Teaching
Bahrain Training Institute (October 2001 – May 2002)
BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bahrain Training Institute (September 1999 – June 2001)
Project Title: Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution Educational Simulator
BTEC National Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bahrain Training Institute (September 1997 – June 1999)
Project Title: Light Activated Motor Starting System
BTEC First Diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Bahrain Training Institute (September 1996 – June 1997)
Secondary Level Certificate, Scientific (Physics and Mathematics Major)
Noaim Secondary Boys School, Bahrain (September 1993 – June 1996)
CONFERENCES ATTENDED
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· The Higher Education Academy Annual Conference (22-23 June 2010), University of Hertfordshire, UK.
· The 4th ESRC Research Methods Festival (5-8 July 2010) St. Catherine's College, University of Oxford, UK.
· Quality Assurance Authority 1st Conference (9-10 February 2011) Ritz Carlton, Manama, Bahrain.
· Institute of Education 1st Doctoral Research Conference (8th May 2013) London Road Campus, University of Reading, UK. (Presented a poster about my research)
VOLUNTEERING EXPERIENCES AND MEMBERSHIPS
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· Member of the British Education Research Association (BERA).
· Volunteer for three years (2006 to 2009) InJaz Bahrain (Local branch of Junior Achievement Organization) teaching school students courses about success skills and economy.
Member of the Bahrain Society for Training and Human Resources Development (BSTD).
CORE SKILLS
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· Research software (NVIVO and SPSS), used NVIVO in my research and provided teaching session for other PhD students at the Institute of Education, University of Reading. Assisted a PhD student in analysing data using SPSS.
· MS. Office software (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Project, MS Access)
· Good programming skills (C++, MATLAB)
Qualitative Analysis Approaches (Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis)