ABU DHABI, UAE: In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), more than 70 Industrial Companies will offer training and employment opportunities to 500 Emiratis, aiming to empower them and equip their talent with the necessary skills required to thrive in the industrial and advanced technology sectors.
It was announced by the UAE’s Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
The training initiative is part of the Industrialist Programme launched in March 2023 as the result of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization, and the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC).
The Industrialist Programme has been designed to enhance the skills of local talent and provide them with job opportunities within technical roles in the Industrial Sector.
“The provision of 500 job opportunities under the Industrialist Programme demonstrates the ministry’s commitment to strengthening the role of the ICV Programme in driving sustainable development,” the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology Omar Al Suwaidi was quoted as saying by the Khaleej Times.
Al Suwaidi noted that the development of local talent is crucial for the UAE’s sustainable development.
The UAE authorities aim to achieve a target of 24,000 Emiratis in the Private Sector by the end of 2023.
“Since the beginning of 2023 until the end of the first quarter, the number of Emirati joining the private sector reached 10,500. And the number of private sector companies that employed citizens until the end of the first quarter reached more than 16,000 companies,” the Secretary General ETCC Ghannam Al Mazrouei said.
