75 new companies join Dubai Knowledge Village in 2009

DUBAI - Dubai Knowledge Village (DKV), the region’s premier destination for human resources management and a member of TECOM Investments, on Wednesday announced that 75 new regional and multinational companies joined the cluster in 2009.

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Published: Thu 29 Apr 2010, 11:19 PM

Last updated: Tue 20 Aug 2024, 11:44 AM

The cluster also registered positive growth in most of the areas during the year with the biggest growth experienced in the human resources development and training segments.

Some of the major companies that set up operations at the human resources cluster include Jamboree Education Middle East FZ-LLC, an assessment and testing company; London Centre For Human Resources Management, an executive education centre; the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Prometric FZ-LLC, a testing centre; the International Institute For Learning Middle East FZ-LLC, a human resource training and development centre, and Gallup Middle East FZ-LLC, a HR consultancy.


Dr.Ayoub Kazim, MD of Education Cluster — TECOM Investments, said: “The human resources management cluster has experienced growth at a time when the global and regional economy was witnessing a slowdown. This trend underlines the demand from the workforce to move towards training and further education for upgrading their skills.”


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