Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri with other officials and representatives of companies that were honoured for contributing to localising jobs in the private sector at a ceremony in Doha yesterday.
To link education outputs with the job market, the Ministry of Labour (MoL) will hold an event titled “Education and the Labour Market: Challenges and Promising Opportunities” next month, said Minister of Labour H E Dr. Ali bin Smaikh Al Marri yesterday.
The event will be held in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, educational institutions, and the private sector. It will help the Ministry to assess job market's future needs and link them with education in universities.
Al Marri said MoL is working, in cooperation with educational institutions, to reduce the gap between the needs of the labour market and the outputs of education, with the aim of contributing to achieving national development goals in accordance with Qatar National Vision 2030.
The Minister was peaking at a ceremony held yesterday to recognise companies and establishments that excelled in localising jobs in the private sector, attracting qualified national cadres.
Minister of Labour also announced the launch of ‘Tawteen Forum’ on a regular basis, with the participation of representatives of the regulators of the priority sectors in the localisation of jobs. The priority sectors for localisation of jobs are manufacturing, services, tourism and hospitality, IT technology, finance, health and education sectors.
The Minister explained that Tawteen Platform aims to introduce localisation plans and the role of private sector companies and open new horizons for them to grow and create job opportunities.
He noted that Tawteen provides a space and a dialogue platform for stakeholders to exchange ideas and best practices in the field of job localisation and points of attractiveness to Qataris.
The Minister pointed out that MoL launched its interim plan within the framework of a comprehensive strategy for the purpose of localising jobs in the private sector, as it is one of the main priorities of the Ministry aimed at benefiting from the national workforce and opening new horizons in major private sector companies.
He noted that MoL believes that partnership, cooperation, and consultation with private-sector companies and institutions is an ideal way to enhance localisation of jobs through the qualification and training of national cadres and taking advantage of the benefits offered by private sector establishments within the programme.
At the end of the ceremony, the Minister honoured the companies and entities that contributed to the success of the job localisation programme in the private sector, an initiative MoL has been working on since the start of 2022.
General Takaful Company and RKH Qitarat Company achieved high rates of localising jobs and relying on national manpower, in addition to being the most cooperative of the new companies with the Ministry regarding job localisation.
Entities offering the most suitable qualification and training opportunities for national workers included Qatar National Bank, Qatar Airways, QatarGas, Qatar Energy, North Oil Company, Doha Insurance Group, Qatar Islamic Bank, Doha Bank, Vodafone Qatar, Ooredoo, and Doha University of Science and Technology.
Entities that have achieved high rates of job placement and dependence on national manpower at high rates are Qatar National Bank, Qatar International Islamic Bank, Dukhan Bank, Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, Commercial Bank, Vodafone Qatar, beIN Sports, and HSBC Bank.
