VP honours winners of 1st UAE Emiratisation Award

dubai — His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has honoured the winners of the first edition of the UAE Emiratisation Award, during a ceremony in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Sheikh Mohammed congratulated the winners of the first edition of the award that seeks to enhance the role of the private sector in hiring Emiratis, and provide conducive environment to attract locals. “Citizens are key players in the economic development, and our objective is to harness all efforts to hire talented Emiratis and empowering them to be in line with the journey of development and progress. We ensure to provide all it takes to support local talents and offer them opportunities for innovation in public and private sectors,” Sheikh Mohammed said.

He also directed the launch of two new award categories: The best local employer in the private sector, and the government entity that supports Emiratisation.

Currently, the award is composed of four categories that are based on the number of employees. These include large-sized enterprises (1,000+ employees), medium-sized enterprises (500-999 employees), small-sized enterprises (up to 499 employees) and advanced technology companies.

Five criteria have been developed to assess applicants for this award. These criteria include ways to develop and implement strategies that take into account Emiratisation trends, objectives, policies, programmes and indicators.

The ceremony was attended by Lieutenant-General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

Citizens are key players in the economic development, and our objective is to harness all efforts to hire talented Emiratis.”

Sheikh Mohammed