Emirates National Development Programme obtains job placements for over 2,300 UAE nationals

During a recent visit to the ENDP headquarters, His Excellency Saqr Ghobash, UAE Minister for Labour, and His Excellency Dr. Khalifa Bakhit Al Falasi, Minister of State were received by Excellency Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer, Chairman of board of trustee and Azzah Al Sharhan the Director of ENDP. The both ministerspraised ENDP's concerted efforts to identify fresh employment opportunities for UAE nationals in the private sector through its industry specific programmes.

Mr Jamal Al Jassmi, General Manager of the Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies, briefed them on the activities and instrumental role played by the Emiratisation Committee of the Banking and Financial Sectors in the UAE.

Al Jassmi provided updates on the various steps initiated by the institute to prepare less skilled UAE nationals for the financial services sector through exposing them to relevant training programmes. He also highlighted the leading role the institute plays in developing UAE nationals already connected with the industry to enhance their performance levels and raise the overall quality of the national component employed by the sector.

HE Saqr Ghobash and HE Dr. Khalifa Bakhit Al Falasi later toured the Assessment Center at the ENDP headquarters where employees briefed the ministers on the modalities of assessing the UAE national candidates based on individual competencies, prior to admitting them for the job training programmes.