At the heart of UAE’s national agenda is the vision to inspire Emirati youth to take charge of the country’s progress and the soon-to-open Barakah nuclear energy plant, the country’s first, and the world’s largest peaceful nuclear energy project, will see 60 per cent of its workforce comprising Emiratis, of which 20 per cent will be women. This is precisely the kind of momentum that will accelerate the UAE’s journey not just toward its national agenda goals by 2020 but also help it set new goalposts as it blazes a trail. The Barakah project offers careers in engineering, advanced technology and future sciences, domains that are a critical part of nation building. With Emiratis leading these domains, the country is ensuring that its future is firmly fashioned by indigenous skill sets.
Elsewhere in the UAE too, Emiratisation is a strong current guiding the country onward. Earlier this year, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation announced plans to entice the private sector to vigorously pursue the recruitment of Emiratis. The plan comes as part of a pilot project that was launched in December 2016 and tackled ways to encourage the private sector on employing more Emirati professionals across the UAE.
The leaders of the UAE have not only nurtured and shaped the country with a passion and vision that has earned the country an enviable place on the global centre stage, they have also, all along, created glorious opportunities for the younger generation of Emiratis to become a part of the grand national vision. It is now the turn of these young, dynamic minds to expand the horizons further and impart to the country’s progress their vision and vigour, enabling the UAE to scale greater heights of success and achievement.
