The Healthcare\nProgramme, an initiative by the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (Nafis),\nhas begun registering UAE nationals who hold high school degree as a minimum\nrequirement. The initiative aims to attract 2,000 nationals to the healthcare\nsector in 2022, while continuing the process until reaching the set target of\nattracting 10,000 nationals to the sector by 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The programme will\nprovide beneficiaries with full scholarships and monthly financial rewards as\npart of the efforts to create job opportunities for UAE national talents in\npriority sectors, most notably healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Excellency Saif Al\nSuwaidi, Undersecretary for Emiratisation at the Ministry of Human Resources\nand Emiratisation (MoHRE) said: \u201cUnder the guidance of the wise leadership, MoHRE\nis making parallel efforts to achieve the goals of creating job opportunities\nfor Emirati cadres. This is being done in collaboration with Nafis, by\ndeveloping the business environment and enhancing its competitiveness and\nattractiveness for UAE talents through a series of relevant laws, decisions and\nregulations on one hand, and enhancing the capabilities of national talents and\nenabling them to seize the opportunities available in the private sector on the\nother hand.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Excellency Al\nSuwaidi highlighted the significance of the initiative as it \u201cprovides unique\nopportunities for Emirati cadres, keeping up with the exceptional growth that\nthe healthcare sector is expected to witness, locally and globally.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cInvesting in this\nsector is a strategic priority to maintain the UAE\u2019s future-proof vision to be\nthe global capital of healthcare services and medical tourism,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For his part, His\nExcellency Ghannam Al Mazrouei, Secretary-General of the Emirati Talent\nCompetitiveness Council, said: \u201cWithin the framework of the directives of the wise\nleadership for the next 50 years, the UAE has identified various strategic or\nfuture economy-related sectors, which will considerably boost the country\u2019s\neconomic and social security. Being a key service sector and a vital source of\nquality job opportunities, the healthcare sector is at the forefront.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His Excellency Al\nMazrouei added: \u201cThe Healthcare Programmeis one of the many initiatives\nas part of Nafis to enhance the competitiveness of Emirati cadres enabling them\nto fill 75,000 jobs in the country\u2019s private sector institutions in the next\nfive years. This is done through an integrated system that covers the whole\nemployment journey for job seekers by supporting the salaries of UAE nationals\nand providing allowances to the children of private sector employees, temporary\nsupport, vocational counselling and others, to achieve the strategic goals of\nmaking a qualitative leap in national development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He explained: \u201cThe\nprogramme will offer qualification and support for citizens to work in the\nhealthcare sector with 100% scholarships and financial rewards. Academically,\nthe programme will cooperate with a selection of higher education institutions\nin the country, including Fatima College of Health Sciences, Higher Colleges of\nTechnology and Fujairah University, building an ideal model for partnership\nbetween the government, private and academic sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is the kind of\npartnership on which the country\u2019s development model is based, and through\nwhich the private sector will benefit by hiring the national cadres needed for\nbusiness development, in addition to incentive packages offered by the Ministry\nto private sector entities that achieve Emiratisation goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n