The College of Computer Science and Information Technology at Karbala University organised a training course entitled “Developing Specialised Skills” lectured by Dr. Aqeel Abdulkarim Farhan. The course aims to introduce the importance of developing specialised skills among students and graduates. The course included a number of topics such as the role of specialised skills and their importance in qualifying graduates to search for job opportunities and how to qualify them for the changing labour market. At the end, a number of important topics were discussed such as analysing the needs of the labour market and developing personal and technical skills necessary to excel in different jobs. The participants called for the need to hold such courses because of their usefulness.