Muscat: Ministry of Labour reviewed its achievements for 2024 and its objectives for 2025, stressing that it is carry on with its efforts to upgrade the labour market and provide employment opportunities for nationals.
Speaking at the ministry’s annual press conference held on Monday, Dr Mahad bin Said Ba’owain, Minister of Labour, confirmed that the operational plan for 2025 targets to provide 45,000 job opportunities including 11,000 for training and qualification, 10,000 in government establishments and 24,000 in the private sector. The noted that the Ministry is focused on supporting work-related training and wage subsidies for small and medium enterprises.
The ministry reviewed three projects that employ artificial intelligence to improve smart management and provide funding for the pilot phases of these projects. The conference addressed the National Employment Programme which seeks to integrate education outcomes with labour market needs with a focus on developing new technologies to improve the system such as the Tawteen (nationalization) and Khuta (steps) platforms.
The Ministry underscored the role of technology in expediting the provision of job opportunities through digital tools that enhance the effectiveness of programme implementation. The ministry said it had reinforced qualitative job nationalization initiatives by employing talented Omanis in senior and middle-level positions and establishing specialized companies to support employment in vital sectors.
The minister said that the ministry is developing human capital in the state’s administrative apparatus as well as building national capabilities and enhancing talent management. In addition, the ministry is taking final steps in the digital transformation strategy through the implementation of the smart administration project in cooperation with the private sector. The ministry is also designing three pilot applications to test artificial intelligence solutions, creating a visual identity and knowledge base, launching a waiting list initiative promoting the best practices in the digital transformation of human resources.
The minister said that the National Employment Programme seeks to find sustainable solutions to provide job opportunities in the public and private sectors and seeks to achieve integration and alignment between educational outcomes and the actual labour market requirements. The National Employment Programme has focused on ensuring the availability of the necessary enablers to achieve the desired goals of the main initiatives. Besides, a set of measures are in place to enhance support for all partners involved in the education, training, and employment systems.
Text is translated by Khalid Al Kush and written by Hamdan Al Sharqi
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