Drydocks World & Maritime World announced its participation in Careers UAE to highlight its employment potential, career opportunities and reputation as a preferred employer for local nationals. The exhibition is being organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai at Dubai World Trade Centre on April 22-24, 2014.
The group siad it is geared toward bringing qualified and competent nationals into the organization, identifying high performaing nationals within the existing workforce and putting in place plans to provide growth opportunities for them.
According to His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim, Chairman of Drydocks World & Maritime World, “We are strongly committed to take forward the vision of our leaders in ensuring the development of the national workforce already in our employ and providing career opportunities for new nationals who wish to join us. We encourage UAE nationals to work in the sector and gain international experience by working on challenging projects of great global significance. There is the added advantage of a work environment that stimulates innovation, team spirit, engagement and achievement. We have therefore adopted an aggressive and multi-disciplined Emiratisation strategy based on our long-term plans to recruit, train, develop and integrate UAE nationals at all levels in our business. This will help Emiratis become leading professionals in marine and maritime industry, contributing positively to the welfare and development of the UAE. Our participation will highlight the significant features of the organization from the employment and talent management perspective.”
The senior leadership team at Drydocks World and Dubai Maritime City provides encouragement and support to competent, committed and qualified nationals, the company said. The initiatives which include a dedicated online national’s recruitment portal, formal development and career plans for professional development, the Future Leader Program, focused induction and training plans to find creative and competent employees, are handled in close coordination with the business functions of the company. In addition, close relationships are maintained with key tertiary level institutions to identify nationals with relevant skills for internship opportunities geared towards future employment and also for the recruitment of fresh graduates.
