Muscat: The Ministry of Labor has said 35,344 job opportunities were created in the public and private sectors in the Sultanate of Oman in nine months of 2021.
Between January and September 2921, 19,535 job opportunities were created in the units of the state’s administrative apparatus, of which 6,446 jobs were as a result of training offered in the government sector.
The private sector was able to provide 8,562 jobs.
The Ministry of Labour has been supporting and encouraging the private sector establishments to employ national job-seekers by offering an initiative.
As per the initiative, the government will subsidize the salaries of national employees by RO 200 for two years while the employer pays the difference of the agreed salary provided that the employment period is not less than four years.
Recently, the Ministry of Labour announced the availability of 1,000 job vacancies in government units.
The ministry said that around 1,114 vacancies have been distributed among various educational qualifications in a number of government units.
The announcement will include 587 jobs, including vacant work contracts and replacement opportunities, 241 replacement jobs with financial degrees, and 286 vacant jobs with financial degrees.
Most of the appointments made through direct employment – replacement in various government sectors, were in the Ministry of Education (3,463),
and Ministry of Health (1,107).
