Initiatives to find UAE talents get minister's nod

Dubai - The plans include the launching of the National Talent Agenda and the Talent Expert Programme to prepare a new generation of specialists.

National talent is the wealth of the future, said Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, as she approved the initiatives designed by the skill discovery department at the Ministry of Possibilities.

The plans include the launching of the National Talent Agenda and the Talent Expert Programme to prepare a new generation of specialists in discovering and developing talents. It also includes Coordinating Council for the Governance and Supervision of the Gifted System and the Saqel programme for developing national talents.

“The outputs of the Department of UAE Talent at the Ministry of Possibilities are deemed a comprehensive roadmap for various sectors, allowing us to design programmes and initiatives that guarantee their incubation, development and utilisation of their potential,” said Al Kaabi.

“The UAE’s talents are a great force capable of playing a pivotal role in developing the creative sector in the country, especially in emerging sectors that have become an incubator for talent and influence the future economy,” she added.

The plan was submitted by the Department of UAE Talent after one year of studying the challenges facing the talented and also the best international practices, said Al Kaabi. “It aims to develop a mechanism to explore and analyse the skills of individuals to provide them with the necessary expertise and skills to create an incubating environment.”