75,000 private jobs target for Emiratis
DH24B PROJECT AIMED AT BOOSTING UAE DEVELOPMENT
ADh24 billion programme to hire 75,000 Emiratis in the private sector in the next five years was unveiled in Abu Dhabi as part of 50 new projects to boost the UAE development, to mark its 50th anniversary since its unification.
At an event held in Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi yesterday attended by Cabinet ministers and senior officials, the government set out the second 13 of the projects.
The projects include setting up the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council, Dh1 billion Alumni Fund to grant micro-loans to university students and recent graduates, a monthly allowance of up to Dh800 per child, up to a maximum amount of Dh3,200 for citizens in the private sector, Dh1.25 billion will be allocated so that specialised training programmes and 10 per cent Emiratisation target in skilled roles in the private sector in five years, said Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs.
Nursing professionals
An integrated programme will also train and employ 10,000 Emirati nursing professionals within the next five years. Training will be provided in three tracks including for health assistants, a higher diploma in Emergency Medicine and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Al Gergawi added.
The minister said a 12-month vocational training programme will be launched in cooperation with private and semigovernmental companies, with monthly financial rewards for trained personnel. This aims to support beneficiaries with experience that qualifies them to join distinguished jobs in the private sector.
Al Gergawi said: “We are meeting today to launch a project related to two of The Principles of the 50: the fourth principle, which stress that the main driver of development is human capital, and the second principle, which emphasis that building the best and most active economy in the world is a top national priority.”
Stimulate private sector
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said on Twitter: “Within the second package of the fifty projects, my brother, the President of the State, may God protect him, directed the allocation of 24 billion dirhams to stimulate the private sector to accommodate 75,000 citizens, allowances for their children, training and upskilling, and a new fund to support graduate projects.”
His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said on his twitter account: “Consistent with our ambitions to empower our people and enhance the strength and sustainability of our economy, the UAE is launching a dedicated plan to boost the employment of UAE citizens in the private sector, which will play a vital role in our nation’s long-term development.”