In implementation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and the support of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Presidential Court, Chairman of the Board of Directors announced The competitiveness of Emirati cadres, increasing support for the salaries of citizens in both the private and banking sectors, with the aim of preserving and attracting the largest number of job seekers from among the citizens and encouraging them to go through work experiences within the institutions of the private and banking sector in all its fields.
000 dirhams, and support is provided for a maximum of four children, for a period of 5 years starting from the date of issuance of the decision, and the decision also included raising the value of temporary financial support for those who lost their jobs in the private sector and extending the maximum benefit period within 5 years to reach 12 months, and the decision also included expanding the program “Compete” for nursing cadres to include the medical, health and pharmaceutical sector in all its specialties and levels; With the aim of developing medical and health sector cadres in the country, study programs and their duration will be determined in coordination with accredited educational institutions and specialized centers in the country.
Dr. Abdul Rahman bin Abdul Manan Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, said, “The local labor market is witnessing the reflections of the visions and directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, which places the citizen at the forefront of its interests and stresses the importance of his participation.” There is no doubt that raising the levels of Emiratisation will reflect positively on the national economy and bring great benefits to the private sector in particular, as it will have higher levels of flexibility and greater opportunities to confront Global and local challenges.
He added, "Today we are on the cusp of a new phase that raises the competitiveness of the business environment by increasing the contribution of Emirati cadres in writing new lines of the success story of the UAE, and we will monitor directly in the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation the impact of supportive programs on accelerating
the integration of Emirati cadres into the labor market in the private sector." who is considered an active partner in the process of progress and development.” For his part, His Excellency Ghannam Al Mazrouei, Secretary General of the Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council, said: “We have a leadership that is keen on the happiness and well-being of the citizen, and this is reflected in the various initiatives and financial and non-financial benefits of the “Nafes” program.
Which contributed to strengthening the Emirati workforce in the private and banking sectors, and with the leadership’s directives in expanding the scope of the program to support the salaries of citizens in the private and banking sectors, raising the value of the support, amending the children’s allowance, and raising the temporary support for those who lost their jobs out of their will, we hope that our sons and daughters will seize the available job opportunities In the private sector, as well as benefiting from the financial and non-financial advantages of the “Nafes” program, as with the new updates, the differences between the government sector and the private sector have shrunk more than before.” Al Mazrouei added:“
The private sector is an essential and active partner in developing the country’s economy and moving the wheel of economic and comprehensive development, and we look forward to providing citizens with job and training opportunities with the aim of developing this vital sector and achieving its success and excellence.” According to the information recorded on the “Nafes” platform, the number of those joining the private sector since The launch of the “Nafes” program reached more than 14,000 citizens and they are still at work. The number of current beneficiaries of financial support programs has reached more than 21,000 citizens. It is expected that with the new updates, the number of beneficiaries from citizens in both the private and banking sectors will reach about 170. A thousand citizens will benefit during the next five years. It is mentioned that the “Nafes” program was launched in September 2021, by the Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council as part of the “50 Projects”, with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of the Emirati workforce and enabling them to work in the private sector.
