The National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority (Tanmia), has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Barclays Bank to train over 20 UAE Nationals in banking and finance and provide them with employment opportunities at the bank. The MoU was signed by Marwan Al Sawaleh, Assistant Director General –Manager of the Employment and Skills Development Center, Tanmia and Mark Petchell, Group Country Manager, Barclays UAE, at the recently concluded Careers UAE 2005 held in Dubai.
Barclays Bank will provide intensive three-month training, using the expertise of in-house trainers and banking professionals. At the end of the course, participants will be required to appear for an examination and the bank will give priority to the successful candidates, while filling up vacancies within the bank.
“Increasing the number of UAE Nationals in the banking and finance sector is a key objective of our overall Emiratisation drive,” said Al Sawaleh. “Our partnership with Barclays Bank is an extension of our long term commitment to equip UAE Nationals with the required skills and prepare them for the job market. Barclays Bank is one of the leading banks in the world with a banking history of over three centuries. We can be assured that the National job seekers will benefit tremendously from the expertise and global training standards provided by the bank that will also enhance their chances of employment with the premier banking group.”
“We appreciate the commitment demonstrated by Barclays Bank in working closely with us and providing this training platform for Nationals and inducting them into the workforce,” he added.
“This agreement is another stage of our continued, fast track development plans for the UAE, which has been recognized as a key growth area outside of the UK market,” said Mark Petchell. “As we continue to grow, we are looking to recruit local talent and build expertise amongst UAE nationals which is the rational behind our participation in this career fair and the partnership with Tanmia.”
Barclays is a UK-based financial services group, with a very large international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. It is engaged primarily in banking, investment banking and investment management. In terms of market capitalisation Barclays is one of the top ten largest banks in the world. Barclays has been involved in banking for over 300 years and operates in over 60 countries with more than 78,400 permanent employees. In the UAE, Barclays Bank has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
About Tanmia
Tanmia, the National Human Resource Development & Employment Authority in the UAE, was established by a Presidential decree in November 1999, to address the imbalance in the labour market, due to excessive dependence on expatriate workforce. Tanmia is engaged in a coordinating role, between national job seekers and employers in the private and government sectors, to facilitate increased entry of nationals in the labour market. The responsibilities that rest with the Authority are: to set up the overall policy of the Authority and supervise its implementation, conduct sustained operational and administrative labour market studies and analysis, provide career counseling and guidance to the national work force, follow-up and evaluate employment of nationals in public and private sectors, support small investment enterprises through the establishment of self-employment projects for national human resources and develop programmes for training and qualifying nationals seeking employment, in conformity with the labour market needs.
