{"id":13727,"date":"2019-05-19T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T07:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/?p=13727"},"modified":"2019-05-19T11:25:52","modified_gmt":"2019-05-19T07:25:52","slug":"accenture-joins-forces-with-al-maskari-holding-to-help-emiratis-develop-the-new-skills-needed-for-the-workforce-of-the-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/accenture-joins-forces-with-al-maskari-holding-to-help-emiratis-develop-the-new-skills-needed-for-the-workforce-of-the-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Accenture Joins Forces With Al Maskari Holding To Help Emiratis Develop The New Skills Needed For The Workforce Of The Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company, is collaborating with investment company Al Maskari Holding on a program to equip UAE nationals with the skills needed to future-proof their careers and to strengthen the local talent base.<\/p>\n

The collaboration focuses on attracting and nurturing the best regional talent as well as Emiratis living abroad. It is also designed to enable Emiratis to build their careers and contribute to their country\u2019s growth and innovation agendas.<\/p>\n

In line with its commitment to helping UAE nationals hone their future workplace skills, Accenture has launched multiple initiatives to help address talent gaps. These initiatives are designed to help Emiratis acquire the practical skills, including critical thinking and problem-solving, that are universally applicable regardless of their professional interests.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn keeping with the objectives of the UAE Vision 2021, we are dedicated to playing an active role in developing young talent,\u201d said Alexis Lecanuet, regional managing director for Accenture in the Middle East and Turkey. \u201cWith proper support, Emirati youth will be able to reach their true potential. Our collaboration with Al Maskari Holding will considerably increase employment opportunities for UAE nationals and provide them with the skills needed for success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mohamed Al Maskari, director of Government Affairs at Al Maskari Holding, said, \u201cTo keep up with the rapid pace of technological change, UAE nationals \u2014 as is true of all nationalities \u2014 must continually challenge themselves and embrace lifelong learning to stay relevant. Accenture\u2019s global reach and breadth of experience allow it to understand local market nuances and requirements and develop targeted programs that align the currently available talent supply with employer needs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The program will include support for the hiring of Emirati talent, campus development campaigns in the UAE, corporate social responsibility programs, and inclusion and diversity programs.<\/p>\n

Of equal importance, supporting women throughout their careers and driving gender diversity within the workforce are crucial in the UAE as organizations work to harness and develop their people\u2019s skills. A recent report by Accenture titled \u201cGetting to Equal 2019<\/a>\u201d shows that while diversity factors alone (e.g., a diverse leadership team and a gender-balanced workforce) have a significant impact on the willingness and ability to innovate, a culture of equality is the essential multiplier to help companies maximize innovation.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn addition to developing tailored upskilling programs that help people transition to jobs that are in demand locally, we are using Accenture\u2019s insight into creating a culture of equality to attract Emirati talent from abroad,\u201d Al Maskari said.<\/p>\n

In 2018, Accenture was ranked No. 1 on Thomson Reuters\u2019 Index of the World\u2019s Most Diverse and Inclusive Companies. On the path to gender equality, Accenture set bold goals to achieve a gender-balanced workforce by 2025 and to have women account for 25% of managing directors by 2020.<\/p>\n

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Accenture (NYSE: ACN), a global professional services company, is collaborating with investment company Al Maskari Holding on a program to equip UAE nationals with the skills needed to future-proof their careers and to strengthen the local talent base. The collaboration focuses on attracting and nurturing the best regional talent as well as Emiratis living abroad. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13727"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13729,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13727\/revisions\/13729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.middleeastevents.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}