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The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) and its partners in the ‘Professional and Practical Training Programme’ for Emirati students have surpassed the target set for the programme’s pilot phase in 2023 by providing more than 3,400 training opportunities for Emirati students. Over 500 entities provided training opportunities, a result that led to exceeding the original target of 350 entities.

The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) appointed 134 UAE citizens to its team in 2023, filling various specialised, technical, and administrative positions.

ABU DHABI, 23rd January, 2024 (WAM) -- Following the introduction of the Emiratisation targets “Tawteen” in 2023, and aligning with national efforts to unlock opportunities for local talents, the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, has announced that Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sector has attracted more than 1200 national healthcare workforce professionals.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched the UAE Labour Market Observatory, designed to provide periodic data and information in both Arabic and English on various competitiveness indicators of the UAE labour market, outputs of the policies set to regulate it, and information about innovative services, programmes, and initiatives, along with other subjects relevant to the labour market.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (Nafis) have launched the Teaching Specialists Programme, which offers specialised training and bridging programs that are required in the job market for Emirati job seekers, as well as professional accreditation opportunities that aim to qualify nationals to work in the private education sector.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has started implementing the Cabinet Decision to expand the scope of companies subject to Emiratisation targets, where more than 12,000 companies with 20-49 employees, operating across 14 specific economic sectors, are now required to hire at least one UAE citizen in 2024 and another one in 2025.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has called on private sector companies with 50 employees or more to meet Emiratisation targets of 2023 – a 2% growth in the Emiratisation of skilled jobs – before the end of December.

The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) will begin collecting financial penalties from workers who remain unregistered in the Unemployment Insurance Scheme or who fail to pay their periodic instalments as per the payment schedule they selected upon registration.

The UAE embraces a set of integrated policies to enhance and diversify job opportunities, boost employment rates, and drive economic prosperity in the country as part of its tireless efforts to combat climate change.

ABU DHABI, 20th September, 2023 (WAM) -- Bushra Alshehhi, Chief Human Resources Officer at Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), said that the bank had achieved 45% Emiratisation ratio, reflecting the bank's alignment with the UAE Government's mission to empower the Emirati youth and expand the UAE's talent pool in financial services.