He recommended the use of exhibitions held in the state to develop “small and medium enterprises” for citizens

Employment.. “NBK” calls on the government to provide a “time frame” to raise Emiratisation rates in the tourism sector

The NBK discussed recommendations on the “policy of the Ministry of Economy regarding support for the tourism sector,” which it recently handed over to the Council of Ministers.

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The Federal National Council requested the government to prepare plans and work programs to ensure the development and qualification of national human cadres to work in the tourism field, “according to a specific time frame” to raise Emiratisation rates in the tourism sector. Tourism.” Finally, he handed it over to the Council of Ministers to work on exploiting the international exhibitions held in the country and adopting its successful experiences in developing small and medium projects for citizens working in this sector.

The recommendations approved and adopted by the Council during its discussion of the topic “The Ministry of Economy’s policy regarding supporting the tourism sector”, and according to a letter obtained by “Emirates Today” a copy of it, included parliamentary recommendations in five different sectors or areas:The first is “the field of legislation”, where the council recommended the development of draft laws regulating the tourism sector, provided that these projects include the rules and standards governing support for the tourism sector in the country, while the council recommended, in the “policies and programs field”, the establishment of a federal authority on tourism and sustainable tourism to be responsible for preparing Policies, programmes, standards and plans concerned with developing the tourism sector in the country in cooperation and coordination with the federal and local authorities concerned with the tourism sector, as well as preparing a media strategy for tourism in cooperation with various media institutions in the country to include information and promotion of the tourism sector abroad and at home and contribute to consolidating the country’s image as a tourist attraction center. In addition to supporting societal groups of citizens to encourage them to domestic tourism, such as students, people of determination and senior citizens, by offering them discounts and promotions.

In the field of Emiratisation, the Council recommended the preparation of plans and work programs to ensure the development and qualification of national human cadres to work in the tourism field, according to a specific time frame to raise the Emiratisation rates in the tourism sector. It also supports the owners of small and medium enterprises through the preparation of training programs and workshops.

The recommendations in the "field of a unified database for the tourism sector" included the development of a unified digital platform that links all tourism stakeholders in the country.

A parliamentary report, approved by the Federal National Council, on the same issue, monitored a decrease in the Emiratisation rates in the private tourism sector, which amounted to (0.07%) in 2020, considering this percentage “low compared to other sectors, and it does not meet the requirements of development projects and foreign investments in the country.”

The report attributed some of the reasons for the low rates of Emiratisation in the tourism sector to the "weakness of initiatives and projects that support sustainable tourism in the social, cultural and environmental fields."

Emiratisation Challenges

Officials in the tourism sector at the Ministry of Economy stated that in terms of developing and qualifying national human competencies to work in the tourism sector, a program has been allocated in the Higher Colleges of Technology, granting a bachelor’s degree in tourism management, and there are also conditions for higher education to provide programs related to tourism, stressing that there are A challenge facing the Emiratisation file in this sector.

And they reported, in a parliamentary report, prepared by the Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council, that this challenge is divided into two parts: the first is tourism income and salaries in the tourism sector, in light of the high competitiveness and attracting talent with low salaries, and here comes the role of support programs provided by “Nafis.” ».

They pointed out that the second challenge is concerned with developing competencies and explaining the existing opportunities, as well as overcoming the barrier of some families not preferring that their children work in this sector.

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