# Qatar Awqaf completes first sign-language training phase

> The first phase for customer-service staff ran October 4–8; a second phase is scheduled for October 18–22.

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- Published: 2026-10-12T00:06:31+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-10-08
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The Human Resources Department of Qatar’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs completed the first phase of a sign-language programme for customer-service and other frontline staff. The training is intended to help staff communicate with deaf and hard-of-hearing people and people with speech difficulties.

The ministry said the two-phase programme targets 26 administrative employees, with a period of workplace practice between the phases. A specialist accredited by the Arab Union for Organizations Working in the Care of the Deaf supervises the training; the second phase is scheduled for October 18–22.

## Data

### Training programme target group

Administrative staff targeted by the two-phase programme.

Methodology: Target attendance reported by QNA on October 11; the number completing the course was not separately reported.

| Employees targeted by the programme |
|---|
| 26 |

Sources: <https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=11%2F10%2F2026&id=awqaf-concludes-first-phase-of-sign-language-training-to-empower-customer-service-staff> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-awqaf-completes-first-sign-language-training-phase/data/training-target?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-awqaf-completes-first-sign-language-training-phase/data/training-target?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Qatar News Agency (QNA), reporting the Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs](<https://qna.org.qa/en/news/news-details?date=11%2F10%2F2026&id=awqaf-concludes-first-phase-of-sign-language-training-to-empower-customer-service-staff>) (Source checked: 2026-10-12; Published: 2026-10-11)

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