Quantum Leap for Asian College of Teachers in Qatar

Asian College of Teachers (ACT), leading teacher education in Asia, transforming the way teaching professionals are trained and supporting the learning and development of future educators, has set its foot in Doha, Qatar to train the trainers with Qatar Navy. This has been a landmark event for Asian College of Teachers, already making a real difference in the field of Learning and Development providing innovative learning and development platforms for aspiring and experienced trainers from all fields to develop themselves.

The trainees at the Qatar L& D workshop held between 31st October, 2018 and 3rd November, 2018 comprised of Commanders in Navy who are being trained who in turn are slated to train the entry level navy officers in Qatar Navy for the naval base in Doha.

The 4 days’ workshop for the trainers was focussed on training these navy personnel to develop the skills and polishing their prowess as trainers who can in turn upgrade the skills of new entrants. The emphasis has been on the development of the core characteristics of training and development so that they as trainers appeal to the new entrants as they often have to walk a fine line between showing that they are concerned for their trainees while enforcing training standards and discipline. The workshop was aimed at enhancing not only the skills for these commanders but stimulating their learning and knowledge so that those are implemented in a way which can help to transform young and inexperienced officers in Qatar navy into confident, disciplined personnel instilled with values as placing the mission before anything else and never quitting.


Dr Sanjib Chakraborty, Dean and Lead Trainer, Asian College of Teachers has conducted this interactive workshop in Doha, Qatar inspiring the commanders to become resources, guides, and mentors to the young officers and going that extra mile as trainers. Dr Chakraborty draws on his skills as an instructional designer and learning and development adviser who has helped these commanders to fully engage in their role as instructors. Besides being a PhD in Management Science from University of Hertfordshire, UK with two Masters - in Education (M.Ed in Curriculum & Instruction Design) and in Business Administration, Dr Chakraborty who is also a Diploma holder in Learning & Development, CIPD, UK, a Certified L&D Practitioner from TAP Academy & British Institute of Learning & Development, UK and a Certified Trainer from Singapore Institute of Management, Singapore has helped to achieve their goals by instilling the requisite skills and techniques. He has been conducting Learning & Development ( L&D ) Workshops in places like Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Bangkok, UK, Singapore throughout the year, training & developing professionals to meet the rapidly developing challenges of corporate training market. In his words, “it has been a wonderful experience leading this workshop with leaders of Navy exploring challenges together and coming up with potent solutions and at the same time stimulating creativity through collaborative working.”