Muscat: The 'Together We Progress' forum concluded in the Sultanate of Oman on Thursday and focused on enhancing dialogue between the government and citizens in various decision-making processes.
The Minister of Labour said that during the session, employment in the government sector is based on need, and people with disabilities have a fixed percentage of job vacancy announcements in the public and private sectors according to the type of disability and the needs of the employer.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor for Labour said that the small number of people with disabilities in the private sector is due to the difficulty of working in this sector, and there is a new approach to improve the employment rate in this sector for this category
More than 8,000 furloughed employees were protected last year, and efforts are underway to limit layoffs. The "Tawteen" platform is one of the platforms that supports job replacement.
The Ministries of Health and Education are the two ministries that attract the most jobs, in addition to the military and security sectors. The job seekers grant is meant for the Protection Fund and the amounts that go to those who are laid off. Technical jobs are not low-level jobs, and they have a high financial return.
There are initiatives in the field of refrigeration and air conditioning that skilled people from vocational colleges can compete for. The job is for the Omani first, and if that is not possible, the expatriate is allowed to fill it.
A team has been prepared to market vocational training colleges and their specializations in the labor market.
"More than 66 companies and 43,000 job seekers participate in the Tawteen platform. The platform matches the vacant position with the job seeker’s qualifications, and if they are compatible, they are contacted. We are currently working on what is known as preparing graduates before they enter the labor market by establishing digital incubators and incubators in ministries and major companies. Vocational college graduates are accepted by the military and security sectors and some private sector companies," the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor said.
The Ministry of Labor trained 100 people in the field of semiconductors, which is considered a new specialization.
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