Blue Ocean Academy is the largest knowledge empowerment enterprise in the Middle East with over 25 years of excellence and 25+ international awards to its glory. Awarded with the prestigious Dubai Quality Appreciation Award, Superbrands UAE and Great Place To Work®️ distinctions, Blue Ocean is ranked amongst the top organizations in the region. The academy operates in 16+ countries and has offered professional training services to over 130,000 professionals worldwide and to 1300+ corporates across various sectors, helping them achieve strategic goals.
Achievements
Steered by the visionary leadership of the senior Management Group consisting of Chairman Mr Abdul Aziz, Group Vice Chairman Mr. Mohamed Al Ali and Group CEO Dr. Sathya Menon, the Blue Ocean brand has achieved an impeccable position in the education market and is now synonymous with integrity, passion and empowerment. Our sterling performance over the years has seen us win many prizes and accolades, in the last 5 years, as listed below:
| Award | Awarding Body | Remarks |
| Superbrands -2022 and 2021 | Superbrands | First training Co in UAE to win this recognition |
| Best Workplace 2021 | Great Place To Work | Ranked in Top 20 places in Middle East |
| Logistics Consulting of the Year category – 2022 | Logistics ME Awards | Highly Commended Status |
| GMBF Business Excellence Award – 2022 | GMBF Global Mahabiz, Dubai | Group CEO honoured |
| Most Trusted Corporate Training Consultancy – 2021 | MEA Markets UAE Business Awards | |
| Best Employee Engagement Initiative – Runner Up – 2021 | CHSA Awards, Dubai | |
| Regional Top Performing Accredited Training Centre 2020 | IATA, Canada | |
| Top 50 Organizations in Education – 2019 | Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL), Dubai | |
| Excellence in Training and Development -2019 | Middle East Training and Development Leadership Awards | |
| Top 100 Leaders in Education – Dr Sathya Menon – 2019 | Global Forum for Education and Learning (GFEL), Dubai | CEO felicitated as a visionary leader |
| CEO of the Year Award Dr. Sathya Menon – 2019 | Middle East Training and Development Leadership Conference, Dubai | |
| Outstanding Contributor to Global Learning – 2018 | World HRD Congress, Dubai | |
| Best Training Initiative in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in Asia – 2018 | Golden Globe Tigers Awards, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| Global Training and Development Leadership Award – 2017 | World HR Congress in Mumbai, India |
Products
- Blue Ocean Academy –
Middle East’s largest knowledge empowerment enterprise having a 100,000+ global alumni community. The Academy is affiliated to top knowledge accreditation bodies from the UK and the USA – CIPS, CILT, APICS, ACI, IPSCMI and PMI etc. and offers major Certification programs for Procurement, Logistics & Supply Chain, Human Resources, Aviation, Quality Management, Project Management, Finance & Accounting etc. The Academy also has 80+ Customized Corporate training programs in English and Arabic.
- Blue Ocean Consulting –
The consultancy wing provides value-added consulting services to businesses through business re-engineering processes. Subject-matter experts and consultants work collectively with Client teams to identify gaps and resolve operational challenges to improve overall business performance. Some of the successes of Blue Ocean include saving several thousands of dollars for a UAE-based bank, Cost Benefit Analysis validating the savings for a Large Retail business, high-end consultations which led to its client Thumbay Group securing the prestigious Dubai Quality Appreciation Award and a million dollar sign-making company saving thousands of dollars by reorganizing its warehousing and supply chain operations.
- Blue Ocean Recruitment & Internships –
Blue Ocean is a strategic Placement Partner for corporates and growth- centric start-ups. The overall motive to support and empower individuals drives the organization to connect the right talent with the right organization. Recently, Blue Ocean has launched “Interns-Hub” for providing world-class internship opportunities to students of Hotel Management, Business Management & Aviation industry backgrounds.
- Blue Ocean Conferences –
The events division designs and delivers high-profile industry and leadership Conferences, enabling empowerment and development of businesses, individuals and society as a whole. Recent success stories includea) 6th IPSC Conference 2021 –
Blue Ocean has already conducted Six International Procurement and Supply Chain Conferences across multiple locations – Doha, Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Riyadh. The sixth Conference, attended by over 800 delegates, was held in November 2021 in Dubai, and saw UAE Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence HE Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan as the Chief Guest.b) IHRC Conference 2022 –
In June 2022 Blue Ocean hosted the International Human Resource Conference, drawing 400+ HR decision-makers to support and sustain the future of human capital development through technology and innovation. The Conference had a unique theme to connect the Metaverse with Human Resourcesc) BOWLD –
The Blue Ocean Women Leadership & Development is a signature all-women Conference, commemorating International Women’s Day, and has been held every year since 2020.
- d) Seminars & Webinars –
Blue Ocean frequently conducts industry-specific and leadership seminars and webinars which are often attended by participants who are culturally and professionally diverse. Both English and Arabic Webinars have been well received by almost all professional segments due to the contents provided and the quality of the speakers.
Brand Values
Blue Ocean’s values, together known as “SPIRIT” include – Service, Passion, Integrity, Respect, Innovation & Teamwork. With these core values driving our business, Blue Ocean manifests them in all its processes which ultimately result in product and service excellence. The positive feedback and the high rating we receive from our customers is ample testimony that we are in the right path. A full-fledged complaint management system has been set up and is being overseen by the Group Chairman himself. With an aggressive turnaround time of 24 hours for complaints resolution, we leave no stone unturned in our efforts to satisfy our customers and thereby enhance our brand’s commitment to providing the best value and experience. This theme is well captured in our unique logo in blue and red which signifies an individual aspiring for excellence. As a whole, Blue Ocean is committed to securing rewarding and inspiring experiences that meet or exceed the customers’ expectations and help them achieve their objective of knowledge and empowerment.
Things You Didn’t Know About Blue Ocean
- Our name is derived from the Blue Ocean Strategy where we create our own markets
- Blue Ocean is almost 25 years old.
- Blue Ocean operates in 12 countries across GCC, Middle East, Africa and Asia.
- Blue Ocean has a 100,000+ worldwide alumni community.
- Blue Ocean is one of the ‘Best Workplaces in the UAE’.
- The Academy has the largest chain of supply chain professionals in the Middle East .
- Blue Ocean has produced 10 Distinction holders (country toppers) in the IATA Exams.
- Blue Ocean provides a unique Internship Programme for its students at Sharjah International Airport.
- Blue Ocean is the only training and development institution with Superbrands UAE and Great Place to Work Awards.
- Blue Ocean has received 3000+ Google reviews and maintains a score of 4.7/5.
- Blue Ocean Toast Masters Club is one of the popular community clubs in Dubai.
- Training and Consultation support are offered in both English and Arabic languages.
- Blue Ocean now operates in the Indian Sub-Continent also
- Blue Ocean has recently established a branch in Riyadh, KSA