Sheikh Sultan announces 1,000 new jobs for Emirati jobseekers

Some of the job seekers specialized in non-attractive fields and they will be helped by the government to get qualifications that suit the job market.

Over 1,000 new jobs will be generated to cater to Emiratis seeking employment, the Sharjah Ruler has said.

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, said the government has received 12,000 job applications from Emirati men and women this year, including hundreds who have completed the National Service program.

"We have received job applications from 400 young men and women who have completed the military service. We hope to take half or all of them after the summer holiday," said Sheikh Sultan.

He said some of the job seekers specialized in non-attractive fields and they will be helped by the government to get qualifications that suit the job market. "We will offer them diploma courses so that they suit the job market. Also, we shall be giving them salaries during their course of study."

Sheikh Sultan said the government has a program where Emiratis can obtain a diploma in education so they can become teachers of the Arabic language, the Holy Quran, Islamic religious studies and others.

Paid diploma for holders of 'unwanted specialties'

"Some graduates need to be qualified to meet the jobs needed in the labor market. Graduates of the Arabic language and the Holy Quran, for example, cannot find a job under the name 'Arabic language'," said Sheikh Sultan. "He can be an Arabic language teacher or an employee needed for a job related to the Arabic language."

There is a special program to qualify the holders of these 'unwanted' majors, he added. "They can obtain a diploma to enhance skills. But, it is not possible to ask them to take a one-year diploma in education. We are ready to give them a salary during their study so that they can lead a stable life. I believe this is a better way to address 'unwanted disciplines in education."