111 thousand citizens have benefited from the incentives of “Nafs” since its launch

The latest data issued by the Emirati cadres competitiveness council revealed that the number of citizens working in the private and banking sectors has increased to more than 134 thousand citizens, while the number of beneficiaries of initiatives and incentives, which the program provides, exceeded 111 thousand citizens since its launch.

The data confirmed that more than 115 thousand citizens joined the labor market in the private sector, while more than 28 thousand operating establishments in the private and banking sectors benefited from the program.

Enforcement also supports the development of national health competencies, through cooperation with 11 academic institutions within the program of developing health sector cadres.

The numbers confirm the continuous progress in achieving the “Nafs” program, which seeks to raise the rates of qualitative settlement, provide an attractive and stable work environment for citizens, and enhance their participation in leading the economic and social development of the UAE.

The program is preparing to continue its momentum during the coming period in 2025, by organizing more specialized exhibitions, and expanding the scope of partnerships with the relevant authorities, in a manner that ensures the sustainability of initiatives, and enhances the opportunities to integrate national competencies into the private labor market, in order to achieve the state’s vision of investing in people as a major pillar for comprehensive development.

The Emirati cadres competitiveness council, through the “Nafs” program, continued its efforts to enable citizens to actively engage in the labor market in the private sector, through a series of initiatives and events, which included specialized employment exhibitions, organized in both Al Ain and Al Dhafra during the first third of the year 2025.

The first months of this year witnessed the organization of a number of employment fairs, with the aim of exploring job opportunities and the exercises available in the labor market, as each of the exhibition “Manufacturers” in Al Ain and “Enrichment of Employment” and the “Al Dhafra Ambition for Employment 2025” exhibition attracted more than 8,500 citizens and citizenships of job seekers, and the three exhibitions combined more than 1500 job vacancies presented their specialties And its various sectors, as well as conducting a large group of immediate interviews that contributed to accelerating the frequency of employment, and enhancing the readiness of national cadres to engage in the labor market.

The fourth edition of the exhibition “Manufacturers” in Al Ain came during February, in a strategic partnership that included the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, the Emirati Cadres Competitiveness Council, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, as well as “ADNOC”, the “Manufacturers” program, Abu Dhabi councils, and the Etisalat Ed.

During the exhibition, more than 500 job opportunities were launched, with the participation of 23 members of the “National Content” program, and the event also witnessed the presence of more than 3,000 citizens and citizenship of job seekers, during which more than 10 thousand immediate interviews were conducted, distributed in important specializations, including engineering, information technology, accounting, supply chains, design, targeting various academic qualifications.

Al -Ain also witnessed the organization of the “Ithraa” exhibition for employment, which came as a result of joint cooperation between the Emirates Financial Institute, the Emirates Central Bank and “Enforcement”, with the participation of more than 25 entities from the financial and government sectors, and contributed to enhancing employment and training opportunities, especially in the financial and banking sector, by providing more than 300 job vacancies.

The organization of the exhibition comes within the framework of the “Enforcement” initiative launched by His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, representative of the ruler in the Al Ain region, in December of 2024 for employment in the private sector in the Al Ain region, aimed at providing 2000 jobs, including 1700 job opportunities in the financial and banking sector, in addition to providing 2000 training opportunities.

In the Al -Dhafra region, the exhibition “Al -Dhafra Employment 2025” exhibition was held with the participation of more than 40 entities from the government and private sectors, targeting the region’s youth from graduates and job seekers, as it attracted more than 2500 job seekers, during which more than 680 job opportunities were offered, and received more than 1500 CVs.

• 134 thousand, the total citizens working in the private and banking sectors.