TADRIB Iraq

is an extension of the Iraqi American Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (IACCI) vision and mission. IACCI training initiatives are well-known in Baghdad and throughout other parts of Iraq as “TADRIB Iraq” – Training and Development Resources Initiative for Business in Iraq. TADRIB Iraq’s overarching goal is to provide “training and development for all Iraqis that leads to increased employability and overall economic growth.”

IACCI has been offering professional training for almost four years. During this time, it has completed over 550 courses given to Iraqi private individuals, university students, heads of companies, ministry and state company officials, IACCI members, and company staff. Included in this figure are 120 courses given to unemployed persons in partnership with USAID contractors Louis Berger Group (VEEG) and International Relief and Development “IRD” (CSP), 15 courses with the partnership of International Organization of Migration "IOM", and over 275 courses given for over 24 industrial companies owned by the Ministry of Industry in partnership with the US Military.

The vision of TADRIB Iraq is to see the Iraqi public sector official standing alongside the Iraqi private-sector businessperson and to see both of them on equal footing with their international counterparts. Having been cut off from the rest of the world for such a long period of time, Iraq lacks familiarity with certain practices, languages, and communication skills that have become central and essential to conducting business in the world today. IACCI aims to equip Iraqi trainees with necessary communication, computer, and business development skills, so that these men and women will be effective key players in the rebuilding of their country’s economy.

The total number of students trained to date by IACCI reaches to over 10,000 in nearly four years of work. IACCI has trained in 15 Iraqi ministries and regularly contracts with private and state companies to train mid- and senior-level managers