To give more jobs to Omanis, the Ministry of Labour on Thursday announced 9th round of recruitment in the public sector. The listed jobs are in the form of work contracts, as well as vacant jobs with financial grades. The employment opportunities are open for holders of Bachelor’s degree and post-GED (General Education Diploma). The ministry will open registration for a period of two weeks from the announcement.
According to a Ministry of Labour report, 35,344 Omanis were employed in the public and private sectors during the period between January and September.
The public sector offered 19,535 jobs, while 15,809 were accommodated in the private sector establishments.
A total of 12,626 jobs were created through training and rehabilitation of which 6,446 were in the government sector and the rest in the private sector.
The ministry of Labour is taking many steps to increase the competencies of Omanis and their absorption in the labour market. The ministry’s executive plan that started at the beginning of 2021 came out with positive results. Due to the direct initiative of the Ministry of Labour, a total of 1,067 jobs were created.
For absorption of Omanis in the private sector, the educational levels of the candidates were strictly considered. As per the performance indicator report, among the absorbed Omanis in the private sector, 2,025 were without a general education diploma, 2,664 from the general education diploma and its equivalent, 1,088 from the university diploma, 2,695 university certificate holders and 90 with master’s and doctoral degrees.
