"UAE nationals have a unique opportunity to prove their worth within the competitive landscape of the job market in the UAE," said Lootah. "The fact that they were born and raised here and know the social, religious and cultural values of the UAE better than anyone, makes them more focused on developing competencies and acquiring the skills needed to perform their jobs with a competitive advantage," he argued.
S.S. Lootah Group's Summer Training Program has been a great success in the past due to the innovative model used for successful hiring and retaining of young nationals. "The program encourages young nationals to pursue part and full time employment with S.S. Lootah Group during their study and after graduation," said Jawaher Al Muhairi, Program Manager. "I personally joined the program last year as a student at Dubai Women's College and I have been retained as a part time employee until I graduate and work full time," she explained.
S.S. Lootah Group's Summer Training Program offers UAE national students the opportunity to take a leading role in the development of the fast-growing national and regional economies. Nurturing UAE national trainees and enabling them to arm themselves with a range of professional, managerial and technical skills is the key objective of the program.
"To educate the participants about a variety of business practices, they begin with understanding the group corporate vision, history and goals, then they determine key business drivers of each profit center within the group and develop insight into stakeholders' expectations and work on specific assignments," said Jawaher Al Muhairi, Program Manager. "The program will expand every year to welcome a higher volume of participants who will be prepared to join the next generation of UAE business leaders" she concluded.
"We have all the ingredients that make our economy strong and competitive globally and we have to boost UAE nationals participation by improving education and providing the highest standard of hands-on professional training to help them to achieve their full potential rather than box them in secretarial and administrative jobs," said Lootah. "Our doors are open to all UAE nationals who pursue challenges in engineering, energy, real estate development, hospitality, finance and management," he concluded.
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Emiratisation of secretarial positions a hurdle for UAE nationals who seek true challenges
- United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, July 26 - 2006 at 12:51
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Emiratisation of secretarial positions is a hurdle that will come between UAE national students and realizing their true potential and success concluded Eng. Yahya Bin Saeed Al Lootah in a meeting with participants in S.S. Lootah Group's UAE national students summer training program in Dubai yesterday.
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About S.S. Lootah Group:Founded and chaired by Haji Saeed Ahmed Al-Lootah in Dubai in 1956, S.S. Lootah Group employs more than 6,000 people in the United Arab Emirates. The group continues to be a leader with its diverse and successful business ventures, non-profit educational institutions, entrepreneurship, veracity as well as its profound dedication to corporate citizenship and sustainable development.
S.S. Lootah group is the name behind many successful, entrepreneurial business and community ventures in the United Arab Emirates. The extraordinary portfolio that carries the hallmark of the visionary Haji Saeed Al Lootah includes the first contracting company in the UAE in 1956, the first Islamic bank, Dubai Islamic Bank, in 1975, an Islamic Educational Foundation, graduating students within a 15 year study curriculum and houses the Technical Institute for vocational training, Dubai Medical and Treatment Research Centre, Dubai Medical College for Girls, established in 1986 and Dubai Pharmacy College established in 1992 to name but a few.
The group diversified interests include established consumer brands like Co-Op Islami, food products as well as leading companies across key business sectors, namely construction, building materials, ready-mix concrete, Real Estate, engineering consultancy and general trading among others.
The legacy of the Lootah family continues with the second generation carrying out a series of projects involving cutting edge technologies in the UAE as the country seeks to take its rightful place in the forefront of development in the 21st century. Established in 1999, S.S.Lootah International facilitated partnerships and cooperation with leading international companies, forming successful partnerships and joint ventures. The new business arm has executed major sophisticated projects, a Natural Gas Distribution System in Sharjah, a first for the UAE and the Gulf and the implementation of clean energy project using compressed natural gas for vehicle fueling have been successful lead projects.
Today, S.S. Lootah Group pursues a challenging vision to enhance the environmental, intellectual and cultural climate in the region with entrepreneurial projects and activities. With capabilities to develop and support some of the largest projects in the construction, natural gas networks, telecommunications, alternative energy, environmental research and sustainable development and education domains, the group will continue its heritage of taking the lead to cater to the needs of national growth.
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Posted by Janeta Novakovic, Assistant News EditorWednesday, July 26 - 2006 at 12:51 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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