Al Hameli said these initiatives will contribute to the creation of 15,000 jobs suitable for citizens in 2018 in strategic economic sectors, in addition to enabling the participation of national human resources in the labour market and raising their competitiveness.

Recent success
The ministry was able to get 6,862 citizens employed in the private sector in 2017, an increase of 22 per cent over 2016, during which 5,608 citizens were employed.

The ministry has developed a new methodology based on three basic principles. The first is to consider Emiratisation as a joint responsibility that requires the development of partnerships with the federal and local governmental sector and the free zones.
The second is developing a strategic framework for workforce planning by focusing on qualitative Emiratisation in targeted sectors.

6,862
Emiratis employed in private sector in 2017

And the third is to continue to encourage businesses to adopt Emiratisation and encourage citizens to enter and continue to work in the targeted sectors and jobs.

Al Hameli said the ministry has launched several initiatives and programmes to be implemented in three phases until 2021. The first phase, which will be implemented this year, targets acceleration and enhancement of direct employment and training of citizens.
This phase includes four major initiatives, the first of which is the qualitative Emiratisation initiative, where more than 2,000 companies operating in vital strategic sectors will be targeted, with 400 jobs identified as priorities for employment by citizens. In total, these sectors will provide more than 15,000 jobs suitable for citizens by the end of this year.

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