ABU DHABI, 25 May, 05 (WAM) - The National Human ResourcesDevelopment and Employment Authority (Tanmia), has signed a Memorandumof Understanding (MoU) with Barclays Bank to train over 20 UAENationals in banking and finance and provide them with employmentopportunities at the bank. The MoU was signed by Marwan Al Sawaleh,Assistant Director General -Manager of the Employment and SkillsDevelopment Center, Tanmia and Mark Petchell, Group Country Manager,Barclays UAE, at the recently concluded Careers UAE 2005 heldin Dubai.
Barclays Bank will provide intensive three-month training, usingthe expertise of in-house trainers and banking professionals.
At the end of the course, participants will be required to appearfor an examination and the bank will give priority to the successfulcandidates, while filling up vacancies within the bank, accordingto a press release."Increasing the number of UAE Nationals in the banking and financesector is a key objective of our overall Emiratisation drive,"said Al Sawaleh. "Our partnership with Barclays Bank is an extensionof our long term commitment to equip UAE Nationals with the requiredskills and prepare them for the job market. Barclays Bank isone of the leading banks in the world with a banking historyof over three centuries. We can be assured that the Nationaljob seekers will benefit tremendously from the expertise andglobal training standards provided by the bank that will alsoenhance their chances of employment with the premier bankinggroup." "We appreciate the commitment demonstrated by BarclaysBank in working closely with us and providing this training platformfor Nationals and inducting them into the workforce," he added.
"This agreement is another stage of our continued, fast trackdevelopment plans for the UAE, which has been recognized as akey growth area outside of the UK market," said Mark Petchell.
"As we continue to grow, we are looking to recruit local talentand build expertise amongst UAE nationals which is the rationalbehind our participation in this career fair and the partnershipwith Tanmia." Barclays is a UK-based financial services group,with a very large international presence in Europe, the USA,Africa and Asia. It is engaged primarily in banking, investment banking and investmentmanagement. In terms of market capitalisation Barclays is oneof the top ten largest banks in the world. Barclays has beeninvolved in banking for over 300 years and operates in over 60countries with more than 78,400 permanent employees. In the UAE,Barclays Bank has offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
