UAE jobs: Students could soon be hired directly from schools, says educator

UAE jobs: Students could soon be hired directly from schools, says educator

UAE - More students will be hired straight from school into workplaces, according to a leading educator in the country. Dino Varkey, group CEO of GEMS Education, said that over the next decade more companies in the UAE will hire students as soon as they graduate from school.

“The Silicon Valley companies have been doing it for ages,” he said. “And now, companies in the UAE are also beginning to do it. It is happening on the margins, but it will become more commonplace in the next ten years or so. With the changing technology, companies will get tired of waiting for a good talent pool. So, they will engage with K-12 schools much earlier to get fresh graduates and train them”

Dino explained how tech giants in Silicon Valley have been engaging with students for at least 15 years. “Some of the top companies, like Microsoft, Google and others, have been engaging with and recruiting high school graduates for a long time,” he said. “Of course, they continue hiring from top engineering colleges for the tech part. However, for other areas, they hire young school graduates and train them.”

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To ensure that their students have the necessary skills, the