Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council launches the Taxation Competencies Programme

Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council launches the Taxation Competencies Programme

- Cooperation includes 4 annual programmes and provides internationally-recognized certificates.

- Programmes target graduates, entry-level professionals and tax-agent entrepreneurs.

- Training covers taxation, finance, accounting, job sustainability, digital skills and business administration.

- Programme's operational processes will be managed by MOHRE

Dubai - UAE: The Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the PwC Academy, in the presence of H.E. Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, at the Ministry of Finance headquarters (MoF) in Dubai. The signing was attended by H.E. Ghannam Al Mazrouei, ETCC Secretary General, H.E. Khaled Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority and PwC's partners.

The ETCC emphasised that the MoU aims at developing Emirati talent skills and efficiencies through training courses in taxes, which come at a time when UAE is implementing a new corporate taxes ecosystem, that will take effect soon, making it so vital to develop Emiratis skills and capacities in the field to open doors for Emiratis to work in the taxes private sector, enable their corporates to settle their financial status and comply with new taxation laws, and positively enhance the UAE economy as a prominent global financial hub.

The ETCC explained that four training