Overview of initiatives

November 2021
Agenda

1 About Nafis

2 Initiatives

3 Role of the private sector

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Our target: Reaching 75,000 private sector jobs for Emiratis in the next 5 years with
the support of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council

Overseen by the
Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council

HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE HE Jassim
Mohamad Dr Abdul Abdullah Bin Eng. Hussein Hessa Bint Dr. Ahmad Sarah Bint Shamma Mohamad
Abdullah Al Rahman Al Touq Al Al Hammadi Essa Belhol Al Yusef Al Bint Suheil Bu Ataba Al
Gargawi Awar Marri Buhumaid Falasi Amiri Al Mazrouei Zaabi

Secretary General
Ghannam Al Mazrouei

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 Our model: Nafis partners with the private sector to cover the full job seeker journey
including financing and rewards vs a simple job portal function

Step 1: coaching Step 2: skills and education Step 3: professional Step 4: firm incentive Step 5: individual Step 6: access to
Career guidance from Access to skills and experience Firms incentivised to incentive information
an early age educational programmes Access to professional provide job offer Nationals incentivised to Firms able to access
Steps of the journey

relevant to market needs experience on to ground to opportunities to take a job offer in private talent and talent able to
bridge the gap with nationals sector vs other sectors access job offers
theoretical learning
Success factors

Career guidance Strategic educational Opportunity for Incentives offered to Financial incentives Up to date and
Interview skills programmes and on-the job experience companies directly related to correct for dynamic job
Application skills incentives to purse them with financial incentives to the KPI of jobs unbalanced Posting.
competitiveness

Nafis covers all the steps of the journey and offers an integrated experience
Scope of Nafis
Platform scope

Scope of traditional ‘unemployment Traditional platforms only focus on the last step of the journey and sometimes partially cover step 4
agency-type databases

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Initial launch: Nafis public engagement has started on September 12 with the launch of
11 initiatives advertised

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Agenda

1 About Nafis

2 Initiatives

3 Role of the private sector

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 Initiatives: 11 initiatives to be launched
1 Emirati Salary Support Scheme
2 Merit Program
3 Pension Program
4 Child Allowance Scheme
5 Talent Program
6 Apprentice Program
7 Recruitment Targets
8 National Healthcare Program
9 Unemployment Benefit
10 Vocational Counselling Program
11 Job Offers
Government support for salaries of Emirati Nationals aiming to work and train in the private sector
A fixed monthly salary support to be provided to Emirati workers in targeted fields, including nurses, accountants and
financial auditors, coders and others
A five-year government support plan for the pension contribution of Emirati employees through a rebate, as well as support
for the contribution of private sector employers
Government child allowance payment will be provided for Emirati employees working in the private sector
A program to develop specialized vocational skills for Emiratis, with internationally recognized certifications
An apprenticeship initiative lasting up to 12 months to build vocational training for Emiratis in private and semi-
governmental companies with a range of financial support for trainees
Set targets for Emirati employment in the private sector, starting with a 2% target for skilled occupations, and giving
companies a 5-year grace period to reach these targets
An educational support program targeting the development of 10,000 Emirati healthcare workers within the coming five
years
Financial support for up to 6 months to look for a job in the case of involuntary job loss in the private sector
Provide career guidance and counseling services to support the identification of skills, opportunities and career paths, in
addition to providing guidelines for CV development, and the basics of interviews and work ethics
Provide a unified job posting platform connecting Emiratis with job opportunities in the private sector and allowing
employers to find relevant profiles
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 (1) Emirati Salary Support Scheme

A monthly salary top-up for new joiners of up to

Reaching a maximum salary scale according to educational attainment

(monthly in AED)
A monthly salary for new joiners of up to

Note: These top-ups are conditional and based on a range of defined target salaries. 8
(2) Merit Program

A monthly salary top-up for newly

employed reaching up to

AED5,000
Between Between Between
Monthly Less than More than
AED20k and AED30k and AED40k and
salary band AED20k AED50k
AED30k AED40k AED50k

Monthly top-
AED5,000 AED4,000 AED3,000 AED2,000 None
up amount

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 (3) Pension program

A 5-YEAR
subsidy against the pension plan
contribution of newly employed Emiratis earning
less than AED20,000 per month

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(4) Child Allowance Scheme

A CHILD ALLOWANCE payment

will be made to existing and newly employed
Emirati staff working in the private sector of up to
Between Between Between
Monthly Less than More than
AED20k and AED30k and AED40k and
salary band AED20k AED50k
AED30k AED40k AED50k

Monthly
AED800 AED600 AED400 AED200 None
allowance

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(5) Talent Program

newly employed and existing employees

of the private sector

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(6) Apprentice Program

for fresh graduates

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(7) Recruitment Targets

recruitment target

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(8) National Healthcare Program

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 (9) Unemployment Benefit

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*Based on certain eligibility criteria
(10) Vocation Counselling Program

VOCATION
COUNSELLING
PROGRAM

Provide
career guidance and In addition to
counselling services company taster days
to support the identification of and
skills, opportunities, and short internships
career paths

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(11) Job Offers

JOB OFFERS

A
unified job posting platform
aiming to
connect Emiratis with job opportunities
in the private sector and
allowing employers to find relevant profiles

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Agenda

1 About Nafis

2 Initiatives

3 Role of the private sector

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Role of the private sector partners: Support with specific initiatives

1. Job offers
Post job vacancies on NAFIS and find job seekers

2. Apprentice program
Offer trainings and apprenticeships on NAFIS

3. Talent program
Provide trainings for professional certifications on NAFIS if applicable

4. Vocation counselling program

Offer company taster days and short internships on NAFIS

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Benefits for private sector companies: Six main benefits from participating as a private
sector entity
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Reduce the financial Increase the attractiveness

Support with the burden of employing of the private sector to
salaries of employees nationals through nationals through child
through top-ups pension rebates allowances

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5

Upskill nationals with

certificates for free to meet Find national talent within Enhance the company's In
the requirements of the one centralised platform Country Value (ICV) index
private sector

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Form: Private partners are requested to nominate a representative and attend a
meeting to know more about Nafis initiatives

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Registration: Private companies can now express interest in becoming part of the Nafis
program

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Appendix

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 FAQ

1. Should the Emiratization percentage apply to all of AW Rostamani's subsidiaries as a group or to each company individually?
• The Emiratization targets are applicable for every subsidiary having a separate trade license.
2. What are the procedures for participation in this project?
• We will open the window for registration on the Nafis digital platform very soon, and you will be the first to be informed on the date
for registration,
3. Who will monitor the quotas in the companies and when will the Ministry calculate the quotas?
• The monitoring of the quotas would be performed by the local human resources authorities
4. Do the salaries of the specialists apply to the current employees or only to the new employees?
• The Emirati Salary Support Scheme would be applicable to new employees having obtained a job in the private sector after the
launch of the initiative.
5. Does the child allowance apply to the existing employees or only to the new employees
• The Child Allowance Scheme would be applicable to new employees having obtained a job in the private sector after the launch of
the initiative.
6. When is the lowest and highest child allowance calculated, since the minimum allowance is 800 and the highest is 3200, and to what age
group does this allowance apply?
• The highest child allowance by child is AED 800 for employees earning less than AED 20,000 per month. The child allowance
amount is proportionate to the salary earned by the employees, and employees earning more than AED 50,000 do not benefit from
child allowance. Since it’s applicable to a maximum of 4 children, a maximum allowance of 3,200 can be earned by employees.
Additionally, the below criteria must be met:
o Sons to be considered need to be below 21 years old and not currently employed
o Daughters to be considered cannot be married or employed

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 FAQ

7. And what happens after five years? Does this benefit still exist then?
• The Child Allowance Scheme will only be applicable for the next 5 years. Following this period, it would be up to the Council of
Ministers to decide whether to renew the applicability of the scheme or not.
8. Will Emiratization points be calculated for these categories whether we hired against a training project or employment?
• Emiratization points will be calculated against full-time employment
9. Will the trainees be enrolled in the pension fund during the training period?
• Trainees would not be enrolled in their pension fund during the training period, and would only be enrolled upon their employment
on a full-time basis.
10. If any of the companies achieve the specified quota, will they be included in the Emiratization Partners Club?
• The Tawteen Gate has been discontinued as of July 1 st 2021, and the Emiratization Partners Club is expected to be discontinued
as well following the launch of Nafis.
11. What are the consequences if the company does not reach the proposed percentage?
• Companies not meeting the proposed percentages would be subject to sanctions.
12. If an employee leaves during the fifth year and another employee is hired, will the government subsidize their salary, or will they not be
covered by this initiative?
• At the beginning of the fifth year, the new employee would benefit from the Emirates Salary Support Scheme for a period of one year
13. If an employee is appointed during the year 2025 or 2026, will they also be covered under this project?
• All national employees hired between 2021 and 2026 by the private sector would be covered as part of the program.

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