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Global Board International Foundation
for Training & Consultancies
Founded in 2010 as an initiative bringing together a group of Arab trainers in Makkah, it is today an education and training group headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, working to develop education and training across the Arab world by empowering teachers and trainers, organizing conferences, and developing creative teaching strategies in line with international standards.
Our Vision
The largest collaborative network of trainers, teachers, training centers, and educational institutions in the world.
Advancing education by uniting efforts and building bridges of collaboration
By promoting the values of collaboration, creativity, and high quality in accordance with international standards.
A consulting partner that turns knowledge into measurable systems and practices
We aspire to be the leading consulting partner for educational and training institutions, teachers, trainers, and researchers across the Arab world, supporting them from diagnosis through implementation and building our solutions around quality and international standards.
For Educational Institutions
- ISO qualification, auditing, and certification (11 standards)
- Quality & Academic Accreditation
- Internal School Quality Auditing
- Strategic & Operational Planning
- Institutional Performance Assessment & Development
Teacher Support
- Guided curriculum analysis for all educational stages
- Teaching strategies tailored to the teacher’s needs
- Guided model lessons
- Educational photos and videos on request
Trainer Support
- Training packages aligned with international standards
- Certificates accredited by the group entities
- Online rooms accommodating up to 200 trainees with technical support
- Graphic design for books and brochures
Researcher Support
- Language editing for research papers and theses
- Statistical analysis
- Providing references and sources
- Academic support and access to publication in international journals
Three Entities and a Network of Accredited Centers
Global Board Group comprises three entities working together, alongside a network of accredited centers around the world.
Global Board for Training & Consultancies
Global Board for Training and Consultancies
Global Board Group
Training, consulting, and trainer accreditation
International Board for Training
Training and teacher development
Partnerships extending our services across Saudi Arabia
Aqlam Educational Consultancy
Our partner in designing and delivering educational programs and consulting services for schools and educational institutions, including student foundation programs and the ISO Qualification Gateway project for ISO qualification.
Horizon of Transformation
Led by Dr. Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Rumaili, authorized to represent Global Board in the Kingdom in providing ISO and quality services and developing administrative systems and marketing and coordinating them.
What We Have Achieved So Far
The Journey of One Million Creative Teachers
An initiative led by Consultant Dr. Mohamed Al-Qadi, envisioning one million creative teachers and ten million creative students, and having trained teachers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, and Syria Iraq, Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait, and Oman.
Empowering Creative Teachers
Training more than 7,000 creative teachers worldwide through more than 120 cohorts of Creative Teacher and Creative Teaching programs.
Education Development Conferences
Holding 23 Arab education development conferences at Cairo and Ain Shams Universities the Egyptian Public Library, Iraq, and elsewhere.
First “Training Consultant” Course
We were the first to deliver the Training Consultant course, which graduated 16 cohorts of professional international training consultants.
International Trainers
Graduating 26 cohorts of professional international trainers across the Arab world in accordance with international standards.
Training Sciences Diploma & Board Fellowship
The first to offer a three-month Training Sciences Diploma, in addition to a Board Fellowship program for accrediting international trainers.
Apply for Fellowship Membership ←Professional Master’s & Doctoral Materials
Developing integrated educational materials for professional master’s and doctoral programs in business administration, provided to universities and academic institutions.
NAFES Books & Centralized Tests
Preparing explanatory books and study guides for NAFES and centralized tests and making them available to students through the Istaed Educational Technology Platform.
Ruad Al-Ibdaa Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journal
The peer-reviewed SCP scientific journal from Kuala Lumpur, publishing research and educational initiatives for Arab teachers and researchers.
Teaching & Training Strategies We Developed
Developed by Consultant Dr. Mohamed Al-Qadi, an expert in creative education and training, or built on his methodology and applied across the group’s programs.
The Five Pioneers
Five thinking roles that learners adopt to choose the appropriate role for each question, distributed across three domains (knowledge, application, reasoning) and eight skills, and applied in preparation workshops for NAFES tests.
KOMAS Strategy
Takes the trainee from self-directed learning to creating modifications in the characteristics of the product or outputs, benefiting faculty in medical and engineering colleges and technology programs, industrial trainers, and project and training managers.
Innovation Wheel
A strategy that makes the student a discoverer of lesson concepts under the teacher’s guidance, adopted in a master’s thesis, with more than 700,000 trainees across the Arab world.
Other innovations by Dr. Mohamed Al-Qadi include the address program for organizing information entering the brain, the LSB for case study, andEMV for modifying beliefs, andEDS andEAS for acquiring skills, and the Expert Program internationally accredited for developing mental abilities and fostering creativity.
Milestones in Our Journey
The Beginning: An Idea in Makkah
The organization began as an idea bringing together a group of Arab trainers in Makkah, then developed into an international group with entities in Malaysia, Egypt, and Sudan.
First Training Consultant Qualification in the Arab World
Launching the “Training Consultant” course for the first time in the Arab world, which later graduated 16 cohorts of international training consultants.
First Arab Training Development Conference
Participating in and chairing the conference at Al-Azhar University.
Five Arab Education Development Conferences
in Cairo, Ain Shams University, Cairo University, and the Egyptian Public Library.
Expansion into Iraq
Conferences six through nine at the Sheraton Cairo, in Iraq, and at the Egyptian Public Library, along with the launch of Creative Teacher scholarships in Erbil and Duhok.
23rd Arab Education Development Conference
titled “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Education & Innovation 2030,” from October 15 to 17, 2024, via Zoom, with international education experts participating.
23 conferences and more than 7,000 creative teachers
Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with accredited programs in 9 Arab countries.
Expert in creative education and training, and founder of the One Million Creative Teachers journey
Leadership Positions
- Director General of Global Board International Foundation – Malaysia
- Director General of the peer-reviewed SCP Journal – Kuala Lumpur
- Founder of the Arab Canadian Board for Training & Consultancies (Global Board Group currently)
- Director General of the International Board for Training & Human Development
- Director General of the Istaed Educational Technology Platform
- First to qualify training consultants in the Arab world (2013)
Academic Qualifications
- Professional Doctorate in Business Administration – Arab Integration Encyclopedia African, under the patronage of the League of Arab States
- Doctorate in Modern Learning Mechanisms – New York State University
- Master’s in Philosophy of Education, specializing in Creative Teaching – Omdurman University, Sudan
- Master’s in Business Administration and Master’s in Quality Management – Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport, Alexandria
- Master’s in Strategic Planning and Master’s in Teaching Methods & Learning Outcomes
- Training Consultant from Cairo University · Bachelor’s in Science & Education
Certifications & Contributions
A Distinguished Group of Academics & Experts
Academics and professional practitioners who contribute to shaping the group’s vision and programs.
Dr. Mohamed Al-Qadi
Chairman of the Board · Consultant in Creative Teaching & Education Development
Dr. Essam Radwan
Master’s in Learning Difficulties · Cairo University
Dr. Abdullah Ghazi
PhD in Mental Health · Ain Shams University
Dr. Ahmed Ghanem
Faculty of Education · Beni Suef University
Dr. Nadia Gamal El-Din
Professor Emeritus, Department of Foundations of Education · Cairo University
Dr. Nagwa Youssef
Professor of Foundations of Education & Educational Planning · Cairo University
Dr. Ali Al-Dharawi
Educational Quality Consultant
Dr. Noha Fathy
Assistant Professor · Formerly at Taif University
From the Field
Snapshots from our courses, scholarships, and conferences in Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, and Malaysia.
Al-Qadi Scholarships
- 650Iraqi teachers through the Al-Qadi Scholarship for Creative Teaching.
- 150Syrian teachers through the Al-Qadi Scholarship for Creative Teaching.
- 4Cohorts of Syrian youth through the software training scholarship.
- +Training Iraqi youth in software and graphic design, and Syrian youth in digital marketing, plus a web design course in Erbil.
Institutional Trust in Us
- BaghdadCertificate of appreciation from the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Forensic Medicine Shield after the International Trainer program for forensic medicine experts.
- MalaysiaCreative Teaching program at the International Islamic University Malaysia.
- ErbilCreative Teacher Scholarship at Cihan University, with recognition from the university president.
- KhartoumQuality Schools Shield after the Creative Teaching course.
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