MoE ‘embarks’ on kuwaitization process based on CSC directives
E-site ready to receive applications
KUWAIT CITY, April 18: Director of the Directorate of Human Resources at the Ministry of Education Saud Al-Juwaiser said the ministry has embarked on the process of Kuwaitization based on the directives of the Civil Service Commission (CSC), reports AlRai daily.
The CSC had earlier asked the ministry to reduce the number of expatriate employees by 660 teachers, 214 social workers, psychologists, laboratory attendants, librarians and educational technology employees in addition to 21 engineers, accountants, lawyers and service executors.
He added the directorate has created the needed vacancies for the citizens. He pointed out the CSC has defined the numbers but did not define the specializations and that is one of the reasons why the directorate chose to create vacancies by getting rid of what it called the ‘surplus’ staff.
Al-Juwaiser added, the ministry received Thursday, April 12 a decision issued by Undersecretary of ministry Dr Haitham AlAthari concerning the start of local contracting of expatriates.
He added, the directorate coordinates with the Info System Directorate to receive the applications on the ministry’s e-site.
Meanwhile, Director of Info System Directorate Huda AlMutairi pointed out the e-site has been activated and is ready to receive the applications.
She added, applying for jobs will strictly be online and the date of appointment for interview will be defined accordingly.
Chairman of the Department of Architecture at Kuwait University Abdul-Mutoleb Al-Balam has refuted a recent rumor saying Civil Service Commission did not grant architects who graduated from the department salary cadre equivalent to what the engineers receive when they secure government jobs, reports Al-Qabas daily.
Al-Balam explained the department used to be under the College of Engineering and Petroleum before it was moved to the College of Architecture. He explained the graduates are called architects but receive same salaries with engineers.
He stressed that several graduates have been visiting the department to inquire about their right to equal salary with engineers, noting their certificates bear ‘architect’. He stressed the graduates claimed to have heard information that they did not have equal rights with engineers from some employees at Civil Service Commission.
He stated most of the graduates did not have information but the department made it known to them that they’ll get their full rights. He stressed that labor market needs architects to play vital roles in the design and construction of buildings in the country.