The President of the State directs to allocate 24 billion dirhams to accommodate 75,000 citizens in the private sector during the next 5 years

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, directed the allocation of 24 billion dirhams to accommodate 75,000 citizens in the private sector during the next five years, at a rate of 15,000 jobs annually, as part of the program launched by the government of the United Arab Emirates within the second package. One of the "50 projects", aimed at supporting and strengthening the national economy and achieving a qualitative developmental shift in the UAE.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, approved the government program to support the private sector to accommodate 75,000 citizens. During the next five years, which includes support for the salaries and benefits of citizens in the private sector, and 13 initiatives and projects to achieve the objectives of the program, where their Highnesses confirmed what His Highness the President of the State emphasized that "the citizen is first, second and third."

His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, affirmed that "a decent life for the people of the country will remain our main priority... and building a more balanced national economy is our main approach to development." His Highness added: The economic system based on diversity and partnership between the public and private sectors is essential for our economic future.

In the same context, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum affirmed that: The government and the private sector are partners in the nation... and partners in the future... and partners in the development process, pointing out that: the UAE is moving for the next fifty years and is confident in itself.. Supportive of its people .. Flying to its economy.

For his part, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said: Empowering our children is the essence of our planning for the future.

His Highness added that: The launch of the government program to support the employment of citizens in the private sector .. aims to enhance the participation of national competencies in this vital sector in order to achieve our development ambitions in the future.

His Highness expressed his confidence in the determination of the people of the country and their determination to build a national economic society that is the most competitive in the region.

In addition, H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, said: The Federal National Program to Support the Private Sector to Provide Jobs for the Sons and Daughters of the Emirates establishes a new stage in our development process...a stage called the competitiveness of our cadres and the competitiveness of our private sector.

His Highness pointed out, saying: The Emirates, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, "may God protect him", and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the State and Ruler of Dubai, "may God protect him", and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, embarks on the next fifty-year journey, placing human empowerment and economic empowerment as priorities to create the best and most competitive economic environment.

(13 projects)

The announcement of the government program to support the private sector to accommodate 75,000 citizens during the next five years, "Nafis", through 13 detailed projects, came in the event of the second package organized by the Fifty Committee held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, as part of a series of media events to reveal the "50 projects" in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, and a number of ministers and officials in the UAE government and local and regional media.

(Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council)

Under the directives of His Highness the President of the State, may God protect him, the "Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council" was established, which will be responsible for implementing the government program to support the absorption of citizens into the private sector "Nafis", where the Council is chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, is the Vice President.

The council includes in its membership: His Excellency Muhammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs, His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, His Excellency Eng. Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, His Excellency Hessa Issa Bu Hamid, Minister of Community Development, and His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Abdullah Hamid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Small and Medium Enterprises, HE Nasser Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, HE Shamma bint Suhail bin Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, HE Sarah bint Youssef Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, and HE Jassim Mohammed Buatabah Al Zaabi, Head of the Finance Department in the Emirate Abu Dhabi.

The council’s tasks include developing a long-term strategy for training and qualifying Emirati competencies and cadres, developing orientation programs for Emiratis to raise the percentage of citizens in the private sector, in addition to developing initiatives, projects and programs for training and employing citizens in the private sector.

(Salaries Support Program for Citizens in the Private Sector)

The "Nafis" program to support the private sector to accommodate 75,000 citizens during the next five years includes a program to support citizens' salaries in the private sector, through which the government will bear the cost of training citizens in the private sector for a full year during the training period, with a monthly salary of 8000 dirhams for certificate holders University, 6,500 dirhams for diploma holders and 4,000 dirhams for high school certificate holders. It will also support the salaries of citizens in the private sector for a period of five years, with a maximum of 5,000 dirhams per month for university graduates, 4,000 dirhams for diploma holders, and 3,000 dirhams for high school diploma holders, above the salary they receive. .

This program aims to encourage major companies and institutions in the private sector to attract national talents and competencies in the UAE, who hold university degrees, so that they invest in them and provide them with the opportunity to explore job prospects and gain qualitative experiences and skills;

The program also seeks to encourage citizens to join the private sector.

(Mazaya Program)

The "Mazaya" program, among the 13 projects offered by the "Nafis" program, aims to support citizens working in distinguished professional jobs and specializations in private sector institutions, such as programmers, nurses, accountants, auditors, and others by granting them a fixed bonus above the salary, amounting to 5,000 dirhams per month for a period of five years. Whatever their actual salary.

This program aims, through the unprecedented financial support system provided by the government to employees in the private sector, within specific fields, to encourage male and female citizens to pursue areas of work that suffer from a lack of human capabilities and competencies, and are considered strategic priorities for the UAE government.

(Supporting pension contributions for citizens working in the private sector)

The UAE government announced the subscription program within the “Nafis” program, which aims to absorb 75,000 citizens in the private sector in the next five years, as the government bears pension contributions for citizens working in the private sector for a period of five years, for salaries that are less than 20,000 Dirhams per month.. The government will also bear the bulk of the employer’s contributions to the retirement fund for national employees during the first five years of their joining the concerned institution or company.. The program aims to enhance job and social security for citizens working in the private sector, which encourages them to stay in their jobs and not Giving up their careers in private institutions.

(Increments for children of workers in the private sector within the “Nafis” program)

In the event of the second package within the "50 projects" and within the "Nafis" program, a special allowance was announced for the children of workers in the private sector. The allowance for children of workers in the private sector is the first of its kind at the level of the UAE, through which the government will disburse bonuses to the children of working citizens In private sector institutions and companies, up to 800 dirhams per month for each child, with a maximum total of 3,200 dirhams per month;

Note that the allowance for the children of citizens working in government institutions and agencies is 600 dirhams for the child.. This allowance, which will be disbursed to citizens, will encourage more highly qualified national expertise and competencies to join the private sector in various fields, and build their careers on the basis of refining their skills and accumulating their experiences. Development and advancement in the career ladder in their institutions.

(competence program)

In the second media event organized by the Committee of 50 within the series of events for the fifty projects, a development program aimed at raising the competitive efficiency of Emirati cadres and enabling them to fill 75,000 jobs in private sector institutions in the country during the next five years was announced. And 250 million dirhams to offer specialized training programs to qualify and prepare citizens in various sectors and fields and to develop specialized competencies, so that certificates and professional programs for young people will be provided with global recognition.

This program aims to enhance the skills and abilities of young people, making them among the talent circle that major companies and institutions in the private sector seek to capture and offer them job offers, as national competencies who constitute the ideal choice for any institution or company in the country.

(experience program)

Among the fifty projects in its second activity and within the national program to support the private sector to accommodate 75,000 citizens during the next five years "Nafis", the "Khebra" program was announced, which is a program that provides vocational and practical training for national graduates from various scientific and professional disciplines. Training for a period of up to 12 months in private companies or semi-governmental institutions, whereby a monthly financial reward will be paid to the trainees during the training period.. At the end of the training period, they will receive an experience certificate from the body in which they trained, which will facilitate them to join distinguished jobs, as they have experience documented process.

This program comes to bridge the gap between theoretical academic life and practical and professional life, which makes the graduate qualified functionally to join the labor market in the private sector in the country, especially in competitive fields that require exceptional expertise.

(The Citizens Jobs Targets Program in the Private Sector)

The UAE government announced, through the second event of the 50 projects and one of the 13 projects included in the "Nafis" program, a program for the targeted percentage of jobs for citizens in the private sector.

This program aims to set target percentages for the employment of nationals in private sector institutions and companies, so that this percentage starts from 2% of the total staffing cadre in any institution, within the skilled jobs, and increases annually at an additional rate of 2% for a period of 5 years, during which the percentage reaches 10% .

The application of this program is limited to companies and private institutions that have been established or established in the UAE for five years, and in which the number of workers in skilled jobs exceeds 50 employees, and the percentage will be applied to skilled workers only.

The gradual increase in the employment rates of Emirati youth in private institutions and companies would create a national pool of skills, competencies and expertise, which is one of the precious and main assets in the private sector, which is the basis for the future of the economy in the UAE.

(Development of nursing sector cadres)

Within the Nafees program, and under the directives of the Emirati leadership, a program to develop the cadres of the nursing sector has been announced, which aims to train, qualify and graduate young Emirati cadres who are qualified and ready to support the medical sector in the UAE on an ongoing basis, and during crises in a manner that ensures maintaining the quality of medical services and care. health services provided in various parts of the country and to enhance its efficiency and sustainability.

The program targets 10,000 citizens over five years, within the health assistant program for high school graduates, the higher diploma in emergency medicine and the bachelor's program for nursing at the Fatima College of Medical Sciences and the Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training.

This program comes in response to the unprecedented health crisis in modern history, which was caused by the emerging pandemic of the Corona virus (Covid-19) in the world, and with the aim of working to develop the medical and health system in the UAE.

(Temporary support program within the "Nafis" program)

Also, among the national projects that were announced at Qasr Al Watan among the fifty projects, and the “Nafis” program is a program to provide temporary financial aid to citizens, which aims to provide temporary financial aid to citizens who lose their jobs in the private sector, due to a circumstance or crisis experienced by the institution or company. in which they work, it may be forced to lay off a number of its employees.

Through the temporary support program, a monthly financial stipend will be provided to these citizens for a period of six months, during which they can search for another job opportunity.

(Freelance sabbatical leave program)

Among the list of projects presented by the UAE government in the second event of the fifty projects, a sabbatical leave program for self-employment for citizens was announced. This system allows citizens working in the federal government, who wish to practice self-employment and establish their own projects and companies, full-time employment for a period of 6 months to a year. The government pays 50% of their salaries within 12 months, which is the sabbatical period.. This program aims to encourage citizens who wish to establish their own free projects in the private sector to obtain the opportunity for a long job leave that allows them to start their projects and move to new areas to exploit their energies and potentials.

(Early retirement within the Nafes program)

The voluntary early retirement program for citizens working in the federal government, which was revealed during the second event of the fifty projects, encourages the discovery of job opportunities in the private sector, outside the framework of the government job, so that the government buys 5 additional years of service or gives them a financial reward, within what is known as the system of Golden Handshake

(alumni fund)

The UAE government also announced, under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a graduate fund of one billion dirhams, where university students and recent graduates from citizens will be supported with micro-financial loans in order to support them to start their own projects, in cooperation with universities in the UAE.. This project aims To graduate entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs from national universities and to involve universities in creating new companies and institutions that feed the national economy.

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