Sharjah 24: The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (Ruwad), affiliated to Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) organised a 10-day training programme on creativity in car maintenance and programming under the title “Create and Programme”.

During the programme, 10 trainees were put through theoretical and applied trainings on maintenance, repair, programming and setting up HP Tuners, provided by a number of professional technical experts, in cooperation with TOPSPEED Company in Sharjah.

His Excellency Hamad Ali Al Mahmoud, Director of the Ruwad Foundation, explained that the programme is one of the initiatives adopted by the Foundation with the aim of motivating Emirati youth to create and innovate in areas of interest; and introducing them to practical programmes; developing their passion into practical skills and professional techniques that can be used as an opportunity to launch pioneering projects in the business sector.

Al Mahmoud added that the “Create and Programme” workshop aimed to provide an ideal opportunity for young car enthusiasts, and develop their skills in the field of auto mechanic, maintenance and programming, a field that sees a rapid technological development, especially with regard to artificial intelligence invading the automotive sector. 

Al Mahmoud pointed out that the programme introduced the trainees to the skills of car programming and design, auto mechanic, modifying cars for business and special uses such as racing, long distances, etc., as well as learning about the car physics of movement and energy.

The Director of the Ruwad Foundation pointed out that the programme included three sections, auto mechanic, cars programming and the electrical cycle, and dyeing cars using different types such as wax and nano coating, and how to obtain the desired colors at a lower cost and new technology.

Al Mahmoud concluded that the training provided a set of equipment necessary to achieve its desired goals.