Private Office of HH Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Participates in Careers UAE 2012

In a tireless effort to inject qualified UAE nationals into the labour market, the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has announced their fourth consecutive participation in the job fair, Careers UAE 2012, to launch the second instalment of the Majid bin Mohammed UAE Nationals Training Initiative.

In its 12th session, Careers UAE 2012 will be held from 5-7 March at the Dubai World Trade Centre, under the auspices of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, representing the most important event for the employment, education and training of all UAE nationals.

On the first day of the career fair, the Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will honour the organising committee, stakeholders, contributors and all participants who have contributed to the success of the first instalment of the initiative during a special award ceremony that will be held in Al Multaqa Ballroom at the Dubai World Trade Centre. 

Participants who completed last year’s programmes have gone on to work with their mentor companies or to find a home in a premium organisation elsewhere, further evidence that all parties who partook in the initiative benefitted greatly from the endeavour.

The second chapter of the training initiative will be launched to attract more UAE national candidates and encourage excellence among the progeny of the nation, in an effort to mirror and improve on the success of last year.

Careers UAE 2012 is the perfect platform for this essential element in building and refining the skills and professional capacity of citizens. Under the initiative, promising young nationals will be presented with three platforms to encourage their aptitudes through job training, workshops and developmental work.

The Career Training Program is designed to develop and train UAE nationals with the essential job skills to succeed in international and national companies, under the supervision of experts in the field for a minimum period of three months. The Workshops Training Program is aimed at UAE nationals who are interested in enhancing and obtaining specific skills through workshops from various disciplines, taught by specialised professionals in the field of development and innovation throughout the year. The Events Training Program is tailored for UAE nationals who are interested in managing and organizing leading events and initiatives held in Dubai in partnership with governmental entities, as well as getting the opportunity to assist in managing the various initiatives launched by His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Each programme will allow promising national youth to train for job skills that will help increase their productivity in their professional careers, under the guidance of influential organisations and seasoned business professionals. In parallel, the developmental programmes of the workshops will add to their resume of skills that qualifies them to achieve ambitious careers, under the best practices provided by the functional group of experts and professionals in their field of career development.

Last year’s training program initiative witnessed the participation of a number of renowned  strategic partners from leading institutions on an international and regional level, including EHL Management Services, A W Rostamani Group, DP World, Ernst & Young, Al-Futtaim Group, Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company “du”, Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah Group, Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Deloitte, Nasser Bin Abdul Latif Al Serkal, Dubai Events and Promotions Establishment, Commercial Bank of Dubai, S.S. Lootah Group, Sharaf DG, Desert Group, Emirates NBD, Al Rais Travel and Saif Al Ghurair Group.

Through Careers UAE 2012, the path to future success is being laid for all qualified UAE nationals as they meet face to face with captains of industries. The reception of applications for interviews will commence from the first day of the event until its conclusion, at the Pavilion of The Private Office of His Highness Sheikh Majid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the Dubai World Trade Centre between the 5^th and 7^th of March.