UAE ministry training, upskilling Emirati talents for demands of job market

UAE ministry training, upskilling Emirati talents for demands of job market

Published: Mon 27 May 2024, 5:33 PM

Last updated: Mon 27 May 2024, 10:12 PM

The UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) is aiming to harmonise the capabilities of Emirati national talents with the skills required by the job market and national industrial companies, an official said.

“The requirements include skilled individuals who can fulfil technical jobs in factories and companies operating in sectors such as agricultural technologies, food and beverages, electric and hybrid vehicles, the service sector, oil and gas, packaging, advanced industries, construction and real estate, and quality infrastructure,” Salama Al Awadhi, director of National Value Added at the MoIAT, told Khaleej Times.

Al Awadhi noted that the MoIAT is “working to cultivate” the UAE’s deep talent pool of nationals through programmes and initiatives designed to empower and upskill them.

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“Programmes such as Pioneers 4.0 and the Industrialists Career Exhibition, in addition to immediate interviews, offer training programmes at some of the country’s leading training centres,” she said.

More than 4,200 Emirati youth from across the UAE participated in the second edition of the Industrialists Career Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi last month.

Hosted by the MoIAT, the Ministry