{
  "id": 9103688,
  "title": "MoJ holds workshops to identify public agencies’ training needs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/moj-holds-workshops-to-identify-public-agencies-training-needs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-22T07:15:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/22/09/2026/moj-holds-workshops-to-identify-public-agencies-training-needs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar - The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has initiated a three-day workshop series, convening legal affairs officials from around 90 government agencies to assess training requirements and identify areas for enhancing the legal professional workforce. These workshops aim to develop specialized training programs tailored to the demands of legal work across government and quasi-governmental entities, addressing challenges such as legislative drafting, contract preparation, legal research, dispute resolution, digital transformation, and technological applications in legal practice.\n\nDr. Abdullah Hamad Al Khaldi, Director of the MoJ's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, emphasized the initiative's focus on developing modernized, needs-based legal training plans aligned with the evolving demands of legal work in public agencies. The initiative aims to promote a whole-of-government approach to legal training, strengthen partnerships and coordination among government entities, ensure effective training outcomes, and bolster the legal and institutional performance of government departments.\n\nAl Khaldi highlighted that these workshops contribute to the MoJ's strategic objectives under its 2025-2030 plan, particularly in workforce development, institutional excellence, legal service efficiency, and fostering an innovation and continuous improvement culture. By leveraging the initiative, the ministry aims to create pragmatic training plans based on data and indicators reflecting the needs of government entities, ensuring optimal investment in national capacity-building and the development of legal professionals equipped to adapt to legislative and technological changes while supporting institutional development across various sectors.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), through its Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, has launched a three-day series of workshops bringing together legal affairs officials from approximately 90 government agencies to identify training needs, professional gaps and priorities for legal workforce development.</p> <p>The workshops are aimed at developing specialised training and…",
  "key_points": [
    "Ministry of Justice initiates three-day workshop series for legal affairs officials.",
    "Workshop aims to assess training needs and enhance legal professional workforce.",
    "Focus on modernized, needs-based training aligned with evolving legal work demands."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Ministry of Justice's workshop series marks a shift towards a more coordinated and needs-based approach to legal training across government agencies, aiming to boost institutional performance and workforce development.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}