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UAEU, DCD mark graduation of third cohort of

Social Care Professionals Capacity-Building

Programme

• Tuesday, July 8, 2025 4:14 PM

• 2 minutes Reading

ABU DHABI, 8th July, 2025 (WAM) -- United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), in collaboration with
the Department of Community Development – Abu Dhabi, has celebrated the graduation of the
third cohort of the Social Care Professionals Capacity-Building Programme.

The ceremony took place at Hilton Yas Island Hotel, attended by representatives from partner
entities and faculty members.

The initiative, led by the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Continuing Education
Centre at UAEU, reflects a strategic partnership aimed at advancing specialised national talent and
improving the quality of social services in Abu Dhabi.

This year’s graduating class included 130 professionals from public and private social sector
institutions who completed one of three professional diplomas: Social Work Practice Skills, Non-
Clinical Psychology, and School Counselling.

https://www.wam.ae/en/article/bkkw5he-uaeu-dcd-mark-graduation-third-cohort-social-care