174 business entities registered on the platform ... and 49 projects "under contract"

4,025 skilled citizens are ready for "self-employment"

"Human Resources" seeks to invest in national skills and competencies.

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4,025 skilled and independent citizens have completed the necessary procedures to register on the national platform for self-employment, to be ready to contract for projects provided by employers through the platform.

The governmental and private business entities registered with the platform have witnessed a remarkable increase during the past two months, to reach 174 business entities, and the list of projects available on the platform increased, and it reached 49 projects available for contracting with national cadres.

In detail, the official website of the self-employment platform of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation confirmed that the number of national cadres who have completed their registration with the platform, since its launch last March, has reached 4,025 independent and skilled citizens, among them 813 are experienced and ready to work, pointing out that These cadres were distributed into six professional sectors according to their desires, including “digital, administrative and professional services, content preparation, marketing, design and graphics, photography and montage”.

The National Self-Employment Platform is the first interactive platform launched by the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation with the aim of investing in national skills and competencies to participate in managing government and private entities' projects, as it is considered a link between skill-holders and government and private agencies by displaying talent and linking them to the submitted projects according to the approved classifications, which is what It would contribute to supporting small and medium enterprises, and strengthening the strategic partnership with governmental and private institutions and agencies.

The site stated that the number of employers registered with the platform to request the services of skilled national cadres and to conclude work deals with them has witnessed an increase during the past two months, from 159 to 174 employers in the government and private sectors, as well as an increase in the number of projects proposed by governmental and private business entities on The platform, to 49 projects with the aim of contracting with national cadres, including "preparing promotional videos, designing leaflets that include information on businesses, translating audio clips or printed brochures, audio commentary on pictorial materials, and marketing services."

The site called on national cadres who have skills and independent work, to register with the platform and obtain a license from the ministry, in order for them to conclude work deals with government, semi-governmental and private agencies to increase income with vital work and tasks, explaining that the registration conditions are three, that he be a citizen of the state, He must be at least 21 years old and possess a skill or talent in the field of business.

He emphasized that a citizen can submit job offers on the platform as soon as he registers and prepares his own page, and adds the services that he can provide according to the project, with the possibility of adding more than one field of work on his page, and submitting more than one offer.

According to the site, “self-employment” differs from traditional work and entrepreneurship, as it depends on the person working for himself and not for the benefit of a particular entity or institution, and it includes three types (entrepreneurship, independent work, and small, medium and micro enterprises), explaining that independent work It is considered an unconventional pattern in which the individual achieves an income by working independently and flexibly, and through which he provides a skilled service on a temporary basis to implement projects or temporary work tasks, unlike “traditional work” for which the employee receives a monthly wage, and unlike “entrepreneurs” also who They have ongoing business, professional and employment commitments.

The national platform for self-employment provides free electronic training for the citizen during the first month of joining, and is a condition for continuing membership. The training includes four axes: “Time management, personal marketing, how to become a successful independent, and developing technical skills.”

Digital sessions

Program management officials at the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation organized digital sessions with officials of private sector employers and elite suppliers, who presented to them the details of the national platform for self-employment, in a way that contributes to achieving national goals.

They explained that a set of incentives has been allocated to persuade government agencies to deal with independent national cadres, by implementing the recommendations of the Council of Ministers regarding directing 10% of government purchases to each party, to citizens and companies owned by them.

They stated that the platform provides three privileges to the business interacting with it, including ensuring the necessary flexibility in the workforce, making the work relationship temporary, and paying wages in exchange for the completion of tasks.

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