Stage is set for Emirati job seekers as Al Ain Education & Career Fair opens tomorrow 29.04.2012: Three-day event in Garden City to offer crucial platform for school leavers, graduates, jobseekers, universities and employers Captions: The Al Ain Education and

Three-day event in Garden City to offer crucial platform for school leavers, graduates, jobseekers, universities and employers

Captions:    The Al Ain Education and Career Fair is set to open tomorrow at Al Khabisi Wedding Celebration Hall in Al Ain.


UAE National job-seekers and school leavers contemplating their future career direction and educational aspirations will be presented with a powerful platform tomorrow at the Al Ain Education & Career Fair.


Taking place from 30 April – 2 May at the Al Khabisi Wedding Celebration Hall, and held under patronage of of His Highness Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, the three-day event will provide a dual platform for education providers seeking students, and leading employers searching for talented UAE Nationals in an effort to fulfill their Emiratisation quotas.


The UAE Presidential Guard – Diamond Sponsor of the event – and Gold Sponsors Etihad Airways, ADNOC, Etihad Rail, and Etisalat, will all have a number of positions available for UAE Nationals as they look to keep their Emiratisation targets for the remainder of 2012 well in their sights. 


Other major employers signed up this year include the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, Mubadala Aerospace, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Farmers Services Centre, and General Holding Corporation, the UAE’s largest industrial conglomerate, whose companies include Emirates Steel, Arkan, Agthia and the National Petroleum Construction Company.


Meanwhile, thousands of Emirati school leavers descending upon the Al Khabisi Wedding Halls this week exploring higher education opportunities can expect to meet several major universities and training institutions from across the UAE and further afield from as far away as UK, Turkey, India and USA.


Among them include the University of Wollongong in Dubai, Kaplan University USA, Heriot-Watt University Dubai, University of Lincoln UK and RIT Dubai, along with local private universities University of Jazeera, Al Hosn University, University of Sharjah, and Al Ghurair University.


With more than 7,000 visitors attending in 2011, the Al Ain Education and Career Fair returns this year with regular show features, the AIESEC Psychometric Assessment Centre, and the Advice Clinic delivered by Summit Career Management Services, where qualified Emirati counsellors will be on hand to provide advice and guidance to visitors on the career paths most suitable for them.


The Al Ain Education and Career Fair is partnered with NAJAH Education, Training and Careers, taking place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from 16-18 October 2012.


The event is open from 10:00am – 7:00pm daily from Monday 30 April to Wednesday 2 May. Ladies only timing will be from 10:00am – 2pm on Tuesday 1 May, 2012. For more information, visit www.alaincareerfair.com or www.facebook.com/alaincareerfair.

- Gareth Wright, Total Communications Dubai also photo