Tanmia, the National Human Resources Development and Employment Authority will be the patron for the second annual Middle East HR Summit, which will be held from September 18 to 20, 2005, at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Dubai. Aisha Al Suwaidi, Acting Director, Center for Career Guidance and Planning (CCGP) will represent Tanmia during the two-day summit that will bring together over 50 expert international and regional HR practitioners.
The Middle East HR Summit is the largest and most comprehensive event of its kind in the region, providing an ideal platform for HR professionals to acquaint themselves with recent developments concerning regional and international HR practices.
Aisha Al Suwaidi, said: "Tanmia is extremely honoured to patron an important event like the Middle East HR Summit, which is the flagship event for the HR industry in the Middle East, and holds great importance for the region's human resource professionals. The conference will provide a global insight into the latest issues and trends in human resource management and development. Tanmia realizes that the most successful organizations are those that manage and develop their people most efficiently. The Middle East HR Summit will address the challenges faced by HR professionals in the Middle East, while also focusing on the unique regional requirements such as nationalization initiatives"
“Tanmia works in close partnership with several organisations in the private and public sector that have actively supported our Emiratisation drive, by training and employing job seekers registered in Tanmia’s database. This HR summit will provide valuable insights to HR professionals from leading corporates, who can stay abreast of the latest HR management and motivational techniques that are relevant to the current job market,” she added.
The event features a host of leading speakers, including internationally-acclaimed management guru Tom Peters, and interacting with these experts will provide an invaluable learning experience for participants of the summit.
Tanmia has continued its strong commitment to provide the best employment opportunities to UAE Nationals with its Center for Career Guidance and Planning (CCGP) that seeks to direct national human resources to educational, training and career options that match their capabilities, by adopting a clear vision for planning and development of career routes at the national level, in coordination with other relevant institutions. The CCGP supports career guidance activities undertaken by Tanmia local offices, in coordination with the Employment and Skills Development Center.
Further, the CCGP implements plans and programmes to enhance career opportunities of National job seekers. Besides offering online career guidance, the CCGP also organises public lectures to spread awareness among job seekers, students and other stakeholders on various avenues in the UAE labour market.
"Tanmia is committed to equipping UAE Nationals with the necessary skills and attitudes, to help them efficiently handle the complexities of the job market, thereby increasing their role in the development of the country," concluded Al Suwaidi.
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.
