The first day of the "Employment 2020" exhibition, which was opened yesterday by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, witnessed a large presence exceeding 9,000 young citizens looking for work opportunities in the governmental, semi-governmental and private sectors, while the "Emirates Today" among the visitors of the exhibition monitored the presence of A large number of citizens who work in different jobs, but who seek to search for better job opportunities, claiming that their current jobs do not fit their qualifications and aspirations.
Citizens of the people of determination participating in the exhibition complained about what they described as "weak job opportunities available to them", while the Ministry of Community Development devoted a platform within the exhibition corridors, to receive applications for employment in this category and present them to the employers, to help them in obtaining job opportunities.
In detail, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, opened yesterday the activities of the 14th session of the Emiratization Exhibition (Employment 2020), which takes place over three days, in the presence of a number of officials, and the wide participation of governmental and private bodies, institutions and companies.
And Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, conducted a tour that covered the various sections of the exhibition, during which he got acquainted with the most important companies and institutions participating, and also listened to a detailed explanation about the most important job opportunities that they offer, as well as the most important disciplines required for the labor market.
The first day of the exhibition recorded a remarkable attendance, which, according to the organizers, exceeded 9,000 citizens searching for job opportunities, to compete to obtain the offered jobs, as they were all keen to wander between the pavilions and the headquarters of the participating bodies, to see the career and training opportunities available to them, and to provide CVs and required papers To fill jobs, while a large number of human resource managers explained to the participating agencies the nature of work in their institutions, and the most important skills that must be available in applicants to fill vacancies.
The exhibition targets young citizens of the country looking for work opportunities, and employees who wish to develop their skills and support their careers, to help them find ambitious training and educational programs that help them know the requirements of the job market and the new occupations.
The participating bodies offered citizens with experience and new graduates thousands of jobs in 32 different sectors, in the fields of engineering, management, defense, technology, information technology, customer service, and other vital specialties that meet the need of exhibiting institutions from national cadres to support the Emiratization file, according to the vision The state and its trends.
The «Emirates Today» monitored the presence of a large number of young citizens who are already working in jobs in the government and private sectors, among visitors to the exhibition, where most of them stressed that they are seeking, through visiting job platforms, to search for better job opportunities, especially since their current jobs do not fit their qualifications and aspirations, According to what they said.
Citizens of people of determination complained about what they described as the weak job opportunities available to them in the platforms of the "Employment 2020" exhibition, where most of them emphasized that they had been keen to visit the exhibition for three to four years, but the success did not align them with obtaining suitable job opportunities, stressing the need for the commitment of the authorities Participate in the exhibition by allocating specific job percentages for this category.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Community Development devoted a platform to “employing people of determination” at the exhibition, aiming to create a database that collects citizens of this category to familiarize the employers with their job skills, on the one hand, and receives job opportunities available from the employers to present them to the platform’s registrants on the other hand.
The director of the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of People of Determination in the Ministry, Wafa Hamad bin Suleiman, said that the platform works to identify the parties who wish to employ people of determination in the records of researchers, and to inform them of the professional skills available, stressing that the "Abu Dhabi Employment" exhibition represents a great opportunity to introduce the owners of determination to the platform e.
She said that «the ministry has been working on forming a work team entrusted with the task of defining this category of the platform and its goals and mechanisms for registration therein, so that people of determination can communicate their CVs and their experiences to the institutions that have job opportunities», noting that this platform has received since its inception more than 500 requests Recruitment for the category of people of determination, of which 250 requests were approved to employ their owners during the past year, and 120 of them began carrying out their job tasks, while the rest will be employed once the procedures related to the recruitment process are completed.
Khaled Braiky, CEO of the Support Operations Sector at the Edge Group, said: “Through our participation in the exhibition, we target all citizens with their various qualifications, from diploma to masters and doctorate degrees, and we are presenting 178 job vacancies in technical scientific fields, which include all areas of scientific, technical, digital and electronic engineering Mechanics, statistics, design, robotics. ”
Mahmoud Al-Hamli, Vice President of First Support Business in “Industries”, affirmed that during the three exhibition days the company provided 420 job and training opportunities in various sectors, including 100 jobs dedicated to those with expertise, compared to 320 training opportunities for young fresh graduate citizens, within the “preparatory and enabling” program. »To acquire the skills required for employment during a period not exceeding two years of paid training, after which they will be assigned to jobs in different sectors.
Al-Hamli said, in a press statement on the sidelines of the exhibition, that "Industries" succeeded during the past year in employing 151 citizens, exceeding the target number by 15%, and recorded 114 thousand and 800 training hours for its employees, noting that the percentage of Emiratization in the holding company reached 68%, In the group of subsidiary companies, it reached 16%, while national employees occupy 71% of senior leadership positions.
The Vice President for Competencies Management and Human Resources Business Partnership in Etisalat, Montaser Al-Riyami, stated that providing the appropriate jobs for the citizens of the country represents a high priority and importance, stressing that the localization rates and rates in the company are among the highest in the commercial sector in the country.
Al Ryami said: “The Emiratisation rate in Etisalat reached 48% at the end of 2019, while the number of citizens working in the sales and business departments amounts to 757 citizens, and more than 902 citizens work in the technical and technical field, or approximately 54% of the total technical workers in the company.” .
website
The “Employment 2020” exhibition dedicated a website to show the opportunities and vacancies provided by the institutions and bodies participating in the exhibition exclusively for citizens looking for job opportunities, where you can register and submit resumes directly www.tawdheef.ae/ jobs
2 hours for "females only"
The “Recruitment” exhibition receives citizens looking for work and training opportunities, provided that entry is in the identity documents (the Emirates ID card, or the passport and the registration card), while its morning period is dedicated today, from 10 am to 12 noon for female visitors only, on To continue receiving him for all visitors of both sexes until seven in the evening.
500
A request for employment for people of determination through the platform, “Waseet”, of which 250 were approved last year.
32
A different sector. Thousands of jobs were offered to citizens with experience and new graduates.