A training workshop was held for the academic staff in the theater of Al-Qunfudhah University College entitled: "Formulation of Learning Outcomes", within a series of courses offered by the Deanship of Academic Development and Quality to develop the aptitude of the academic staff and leaders at Umm Al-Qura University.

The training workshop was delivered by His Excellency the Advisor to the Deanship of Academic Development and Quality, Dr. Hossam Muhammad Al-Desouqi. During the workshop, His Excellency mentioned the importance of this workshop in the educational process, and its relation to the basic components of the description of programs and courses. This in addition to its importance in output-based education, which is a central axis to quality assurance and academic accreditation processes.

This workshop aimed at processing the remarks and comments presented by the reviewers of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission at the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA), as most of the comments concerned the formulation of the learning outcomes.

Also, this workshop aimed at explaining the concept of outcome-base learning, concentrating on the importance of the quality of these outcomes and how to formulate them for the program and the courses. This is in addition to the discussion on the importance of learning outcomes on the levels of programs and courses. Also, the relationship between such outcomes, the academic and professional criteria, and the measurement of the indices of the quality of the learning outcomes was identified.

During this workshop, Dr. Hossam presented some practical applications and group exercises to the attendees. The event was attended by the academic leaders inside the college and a number of the academic staff.

At the end of the workshop, His Excellency the Dean of Al-Qunfudhah University College, Dr. Omar Abdullah Al-Hazzazi, honored His Excellency the Advisor to the Deanship of Academic Development and Quality, Dr. Hossam Muhammad Al-Desouqi, and thanked him for the activities he delivered during this workshop.