Dubai, UAE—Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ) will collaborate with DP World to support the Tumoohi Initiative, a training program designed to boost the careers of Emiratis by helping them develop skills needed for the highly competitive job market.
By providing unique training programs and hands-on workplace experience at a number of the world’s leading multinational companies, Tumoohi enables trainees to develop a network of professional relationships with industry leaders, in addition to identifying and showcase their competencies with employers looking for specialized talents.
Under the agreement, DIEZ will give participants an an opportunity to gain professional and practical experience and learn about best practices and global standards.
Participants will be able to work with DIEZ, along with companies registered in the Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZ) and Dubai Silicon Oasis, offering job opportunities across regional and international companies that have been active within the two free zones for the last 26 years.
The young talents will also have the opportunity to work and train at Dubai CommerCity, the first free zone dedicated to digital commerce. Dubai CommerCity has recently adopted the concepts of “digital commerce” and “technology first” to lead an evolving operational approach for ambitious and regional companies in the digital economy and related sectors.
Saeed Mubarak Obaid Murad, Vice President of Human Resources at DIEZ, said, “DIEZ is home to more than 5,000 international companies covering 20 key economic sectors, offering participants of this program a unique opportunity to work with major international companies of all sizes.”