For five consecutive days, the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) carried out a survey on working in the private sector, in order to identify the views of their followers on their official accounts on social networking sites, Twitter and Instagram, and to find out about the views of youth and various segments of society. The questionnaire supports the plans and future decisions of colleges, as they attach great importance to the subject of Emiratisation, and are keen to contribute significantly to the change of public culture with regard to reluctance to work in the private sector. Working in the private sector.
The results of the survey, which was obtained by the Emirates Today, revealed that there are six main challenges that hinder the orientation of young citizens to work in the private sector and the continuity of their preference to work in the government sector, including privileges, financial return, job security, less working hours, and reward and salary. In addition, citizens were convinced that the private sector favored expatriate workers and limited their attractiveness to citizens.While the survey showed some positive aspects in the view of citizens to the private sector, including providing an opportunity to gain experience and rely on applied skills and experience and the element of competition.
The survey, which included five questions posed consecutively over five days, and interacted with more than 10,000 followers of the accounts of colleges, on the existence of a preference for the government sector over the private sector at the level of employment, where 55% of respondents agreed with a question about the reason for the unwillingness Young people work in the private sector, and the rest of the voting options came at 21% of the community view, 14% personal experience, 10% advice from a friend or relative.
A number of followers commented on the question, confirming that the government sector is better at the level of privileges it enjoys, especially job security and financial return.
The results indicated that the salary is one of the most worrisome aspects for those wishing to work in the private sector, in response to the question about the most worrisome aspects of working in the private sector, the majority of opinions go by 45% towards the salary option, while the rest of the ratios are close and few in what The other options are as follows, 24% working pressure, 16% working hours, 15% retirement.
Some observers took note of the question in which they expressed concern about the private sector with regard to job safety and working hours, as well as their view that the sector favored expatriate labor.
While the other three questions shed light on the aspects of excellence that followers in the private sector find or those that are of interest to the sector, in terms of those who wish to work for them, and the majority of the respondents were unanimous in their conviction that this sector supports the acquisition of experience and focuses on practical and applied skills. In a question about benefiting from work experience or training in the private sector, 68% of respondents said that the biggest benefit they gained was gaining experience, while the rest of the options came in much lower rates, according to preference, respectively: 18% Physical aspect, 8% career promotion, 6% c Six special project.
Responding to a question about the most encouraging aspects of working in the private sector, respondents said that in addition to gaining experience, in which 56% voted, the rest of the options came in lower and varied rates as follows: 24% financial return, 11% promotion opportunities, 9% competitiveness and 52% voted. For the option of work experience in a question about the qualifications focused on the private sector, while the rest of the options were as follows: 26% applied academy, 16% personal traits, and 6% academic theory.
Many of the followers reacted by writing comments about the “Private Sector” survey, in which they expressed their views on the main challenges of the private sector, especially job safety, working hours and retirement, while others felt that the problem is in the private sector itself, and that its doors are closed to citizens. There is ease in dispensing national labor without preserving their rights.
Some demanded a questionnaire with the private sector institutions themselves to find out the reasons for their unwillingness to hire citizens, and a proposal to oblige international companies that open branches in the country to appoint citizens.
For his part, Director of the Higher Colleges of Technology Complex, Dr. Abdul Latif Al-Shamsi, commenting on the results of the survey, that employment in the private sector is an important issue, especially since the colleges graduate annually about 5000 students, and play an influential role in providing employment sectors with national competencies capable of Contribute to the private sector, and support the rate of Emiratisation in order to achieve what we call «the localization of the economy», as it achieves balance in the «functional structure», and we have in this regard the support of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, which has many programs and initiatives encouraging young people to work in the private sector in support of localization National hunted.
Al-Shamsi said: «The private sector survey, which was published on the official accounts of the social media of the Higher Colleges of Technology, within the active electronic participation, which aims to study the topics and vital issues related to educational and community, leading to identify the views of society, and thus influence the industry Decisions and initiatives that support the development of competencies and enhance their employment opportunities. ” He added «through the survey of the private sector, we wanted to know the view of the community, especially young people to work in this sector, and the results came to confirm the importance of these views, where it reinforced the decisions directed by colleges to implement with regard to making practical training 100% in the private sector for all students, because this It will give students the opportunity to experience a realistic experience of working in this sector, as well as the sector to know the competence of students and their applied skills, which will encourage young people to work in this sector ».
He pointed to the conviction of respondents from the community that the private sector is looking for skills and expertise, and this is what we focus on the Higher Colleges of Technology through the plan «fourth generation» with its pillars, which aims to enable students skills so as to ensure their readiness as «technical leaders» in their specialties With specialized international professional certificates, as well as preparing them as entrepreneurs and supporting the graduation of companies, with an interest in providing educational opportunities for all, and support the desire of individuals to develop their skills in line with job variables.
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Supporting graduates with «Sanad»
The director of the Higher Colleges of Technology Complex, Dr. Abdul Latif Al Shamsi, explained that the experience aspect referred to by the participants in the private sector survey, as a requirement for work, supported the graduates through the program «Sanad», where they gave them the opportunity to work on temporary contracts in colleges, and gain practical experience Supports their employment in various sectors, giving them priority for appointment to colleges out of confidence in their abilities and competencies.
Al Shamsi said that everyone is a partner in the responsibility of supporting the preparation and employment of youth in the private sector, and efforts and initiatives are continuing in this regard, and we have an idea in the colleges to establish a private sector youth council to address our language and provide them with success stories in the private sector.
• 55% of respondents confirmed that the government sector has a preference over the private sector in employment.