The Banking Executive Magazine - July 2023 Issue

The registration for the second batch of the National Healthcare Pro- gramme has started, Nafis has an- nounced. The educational grant programme aims to attract 2,000 nationals this year and targets 10,000 Emirati pro- fessionals in the healthcare sector by 2026. It strives to support nationals to obtain the required qualifications for a career in the healthcare sector. Primarily focused on high school graduates, the programme will offer students scholarships, monthly in- centives and job opportunities after graduation if the required conditions have been fulfilled. As many as 1,417 students were part of the first batch of the programme, which was launched last year. Aisha Belharfia, Acting Undersecre- tary for Emiratisation Affairs and As- sistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs at the Ministry of Human Re- sources and Emiratisation (MoHRE), encouraged graduates and jobseek- ers to benefit from the opportunities provided by the programme to Emi- ratis who are looking to work within the healthcare sector’s various fields and specialties. The programme provides two study orientations, the first is a bachelor’s programme in several specialisations including nursing, midwifery, pharmacology, medical laboratory sciences, medical imaging, physio- therapy, emergency medicine, and anaesthesiology. The second orienta- tion includes specialised healthcare programmes for supporting roles, of- fering diplomas for professions such as health assistant, nursing assistant, pharmacy technician, laboratory technician, radiographer, physiother- apist, dental assistant, and a diploma in emergency medicine services. Ghannam Al Mazrouei, Secretary- General of the Emirati Talent Com- the BANKING EXECUTIVE 50 ISSUE 175 JULY 2023 Career Chronicle UAE HEALTHCARE PROGRAMME OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS, REWARDS, JOB OPPORTUNITIES TO 2,000 CITIZENS