Training & Capacity Development

First: In-person training as trainer

– Improve Your Business (ISYB) Training Course, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria. 27 Sep–10 Oct 2026.

– Start Your Business (SYB) Training Course, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria. 17–23 May 2026.

–Generate Your Business Idea (GYB) Training Course, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR) in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria. 6–9 April 2026.

-Training course on “Improve Your Business (IYB)” programme, Syrian Youth Association for Development, in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria (22–26 March 2026).

-Training course on “Start Your Business (IYB)” programme, Syrian Youth Association for Development, in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria (10–15 February 2026).

Training course on “Generate Your Business Idea (GYB)” programme, Syrian Youth Association for Development, in cooperation with the International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria (10–11 December 2025).

–  Delivered online lectures and workshops on electronic publishing and effective use of reference indexing applications for postgraduate students at Iraqi universities.

–  – Training in Statistics and Experimental Design for researchers at the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), through the delivery of several training courses, the most recent of which was held on 3–7 August 2025.

 

– Delivery of several Statistical Analysis training courses at the Ministry of Agriculture and other ministries, including the Ministry of Communications (15–19 February 2007).-

 

–  Presented a research paper at a workshop on breeding and production of sugar beet seed at the Sugar Beet Se-            Participated in a training program on factors affecting the quality and yield of sugar beet at the Sugar Crops Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

ed Production Institute, Karaj, Iran. (Jul 13–20, 2010)

–  Presented a research paper at the 4th Iranian Seed Science and Technology Conference, Karaj, Iran. (Feb 13–15, 2018)

–  Presented a scientific paper at a workshop on Future Vision for the Sudanese Arab Food Security Initiative, Khartoum, Sudan. (Apr 30–May 1, 2018)

–  Presented a paper on seed production and packaging at the 4th Iranian Seed Science and Technology Conference, Karaj, Iran. (Feb 14, 2018)

–  Presented a research paper at the European World Congress on Food, Agriculture, and Technology, Rome, Italy. (Sep 20–22, 2018)

–  Presented a research paper at an online scientific workshop titled “Effect of Pre-harvest Factors on Physicochemical and Marketing Traits of Crops and Their Rotation”, College of Agriculture, Diyala University, Iraq. (May 10, 2020)

–  Presented a research paper at an online scientific workshop titled “Cultivation of Sugar Beet and Fodder Crops”, Department of Horticulture and Gardens, College of Agriculture and Forestry, Mosul University, Iraq. (May 19, 2020)

–  Presented a research paper at an online scientific workshop on Electronic Publishing and Scientific Article Writing Mechanisms, including Researcher Productivity Index (h-index) and the use of Mendeley for reference management, Department of Food Sciences, College of Agriculture, Basra University, Iraq. (Oct 11, 2020)

Second: In-person training as trainee

– A training course on the applications of biotechnology in plant genetic improvement: Toward climate-resilient crops, held at the Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria (16–20 November 2025).

–  Training course on the “Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB)” program, International Labour Organization (ILO), Damascus, Syria. (29 September – 9 October 2025).

–  Trained on chemical analyses related to sugar beet crop at Dakahlia Sugar Company, Cairo, Egypt. (Feb 3–12, 1998)

–  Participated in a training program on factors affecting the quality and yield of sugar beet at the Sugar Crops Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

–  Attended a research training seminar on modern techniques in sugar beet breeding and production at Syngenta, Landskrona, Sweden. (Mar 8–13, 2008)

–  Completed a training program on multigerm sugar beet breeding at Maribo Seed Company, Denmark. (Aug 2–6, 2010)

–  Completed a training course on cereal and oilseed crop technologies and comprehensive irrigation systems at Hunan Agricultural Company, China. (Jul 25–Oct 22, 2014)

–  Completed a training course on radiation technology at the Atomic Energy Commission, Damascus, Syria. (Nov 26–28, 2019)

–  Completed a training course on nanotechnology and its applications in agriculture and food at the General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research, Damascus, Syria. (Mar 26–28, 2019)

–  Completed online training course on Technologies and Development of Entrepreneurship, Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), Mardi, Malaysia. (Jul 26–Aug 5, 2021)

–  Completed online training course on Review of Innovative, Cost-Effective Technologies and Solutions for Rural Development, Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), New Delhi, India. (Mar 22–Apr 1, 2021)

–  Completed online training course on Comprehensive Advisory Strategies for Sustainable Development of Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs): Issues and Challenges, International Advisory Education Authority (MANAGE), Hyderabad, and National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (INSEE), Nagpur, India. (Apr 22–24, 2022)

–  Completed online training course on Advisory Management Techniques for Aquaculture Entrepreneurship, Afro-Asian Rural Development Organization (AARDO), Kerala, India. (May 9–12, 2022).

Third: Online training as trainee:

–        Global Hiring Fundamentals Certification (2025, 28 December). Deel company Education Administration Programs. ID: 6584b337727aceda1001e0c1. https://mycourse.app/3B2smiGIfZtTe1fJK.

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Risk assessment in the framework of Codex – Microbiological hazards (2025, 28 December). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=5201620298EA

–        Linked in Learning- Learning Data Analytics Part 2: Extending and Applying Core Knowledge (2025, 2 December)

–        Linked in Learning- Learning Data Analytics: 1, Foundations (2025, 1 December)

–        Diploma in Human Resources (HR). Alison company human resources. ID: 7613-54662825. https://alison.com/verify/6b4158fec5 .

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Agricultural risk management strategy, policy and mainstreaming (2025, 7 November). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=7942558726EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Assessing risk in agriculture (2025, 7 November). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=6106444292EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Agricultural risk management tools (2025, 6 November). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=4838322538EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in the Context of Food Security and Nutrition (2025, 1 November). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=7698444667EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Social and Behavioural Science to Address Antimicrobial Resistance in Agrifood Systems (2025, 30 June–28 July)

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Agricultural Ecosystem-based Solutions: Introduction (2025, 18 August). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=0884596048EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Why a National Forest Inventory? (2025, 23 August). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=4940178190EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Achieving Market Access for Plants and Plant Products (2025, 23 August). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=5588393487EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Empower Women to Engage in Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (2025, 23 August). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=1988561822EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Voluntary National Reviews and the High-level Political Forum (2025, 24 August). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=7069577917EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Introduction to the Farmer Field School Approach (2025, 3 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=5599220791EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Implementation of Farmer Field School Programmes (2025, 4 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=9036792755EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Formulation of Farmer Field School Programmes (2025, 4 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=1606849951EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Addressing Gender Equality in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in Agriculture (2025, 9 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=9485455764EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Understanding the Risk Environment in Agriculture (2025, 19 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=7681147291EA

–        FAO E-Learning Academy – Trade and Nutrition: Policy Coherence for Healthy Diets (2025, 19 September). https://elearning.fao.org/admin/tool/certificate/index.php?code=3818198392EA