EGA, NAFIS sign agreement to share Emiratisation best practices with private sector

EGA, NAFIS sign agreement to share Emiratisation best practices with private sector

DUBAI- Emirates Global Aluminium today signed an agreement with the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (NAFIS) to share the company’s best practices in Emiratisation with the private sector.

EGA has one of the highest Emiratisation rates of any major company when accounting for the high number of blue-collar roles in heavy industry. Under the agreement, NAFIS and EGA will cooperate so private sector companies can benefit from EGA’s more than four decades of experience in Emiratisation.

The agreement was signed at EGA’s Al Taweelah site in the presence of Dr. Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation; Butti Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of NAFIS, and Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA.

During the visit, Dr. Al Awar greeted several hundred newly-recruited Emiratis at EGA. The recruits are among the more than 220 UAE nationals EGA hired last year, including 100 women.

The average age of EGA’s 2022 Emirati intake was 23 years old. While EGA recruits mid-career experts, the company focuses on attracting and developing young people who are starting their careers as talent for the future.

NAFIS is a Federal Government initiative that aims to raise the competitiveness of Emirati citizens and provide them with job opportunities in the private sector. This