Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Asia-bound Kevin Fish and Bill Sanderson were among the leading educators who received praise for their presentations at the Club Managers Association of Europe’s (CMAE) Management Development Programmes (MDP).
More than 40 delegates from golf, city and sports clubs attended the events at the Dubai Creek Golf and Yacht Club and the Park Hyatt, Dubai Creek.
MDP delegate Ed Edwards, General Manager of Abu Dhabi and Saadiyat Beach Golf Clubs, said: “I though the quality of the presenters was second to none and has given all the delegates a new perspective and energy to take back to their respective properties.”
Michael Braidwood, CMAE’s Director of Education, who facilitated the MDP 2 week, whilst his colleague Darshan Singh facilitated the MDP 1, said: “This was the second time CMAE have taken the MDP courses to the Middle East and were astounded by the response.
“We were delighted by the response to the programme in Dubai last year with 34 delegates. This year we decided to run our MDP part 2 as a follow on for last year’s delegates as well as running another MDP part 1. To have 44 delegates overall shows how high the demand is for high-level club management education. We had delegates from 10 different countries so the networking was phenomenal.”
Of his day one experience, Edwards said: “I thought Bill’s (Sanderson) presentation was spot on, not only from a content standpoint, but also the way it was delivered.
“It was the first day and I, like many others, was sitting back looking forward to the week, but secretly confident that I knew most things in the world! However, the way he delivered the first session got us all to take notice and open our eyes which I am sure set the right tone and resulted in us getting the most out of the week.”
Next stop for Fish and Sanderson is Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur’s Kota Permai Golf & Country Club from July 24-28, where they will be the presenters at the fifth course to be offered under the Business Management Institute (BMI) Asia Pacific education programme.
The BMI Club Management Course is presented by the Asian Golf Industry Federation (AGIF) and the Club Managers Association of America (CMAA).

As the official partner, the certification programme powered by CMAA is being executed by the AGIF.
The BMI programmes are completely endorsed and empowered by CMAA and is equivalent to what one can receive in the United States.
BMI course-takers need not be members of the CMAA or the AGIF. The cost for the Kuala Lumpur course is US$1,400 for delegates who are members of the AGIF and US$1,600 for non-members.
For course registrations and enquiries, please email: pk.ong@agif.asia