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Oman - Generating new job opportunities for women

Global Arab Network - - Maha Karim

Sunday, 31 January 2010 17:34

Oman Ministry of Manpower (MoMP) is in process of generating new job opportunities for Omani women in diverse areas of specialisations that would significantly enable them to join the labour market and efficiently contribute to their economic and social welfare, says a senior official of the MoMP. The ministry plans to implement an assortment of vocational training prospects that would result in creation of many occupations for women to partake in diverse regions of the Sultanate in three phases starting from this year through 2012 .

In the 1st phase of the project, which commences from the middle of this year, the ministry will implement vocational training for creation of job opportunities for women in several areas including sales specialists, food processing, sales and marketing of car mart and, the skill of furniture upholstery. The 2nd phase of the project commencing by 2011 will encompass many programmes in the skill of professional designing and decorations, tailoring of ready made garments and an extensive project related to the agricultural segment.The 3rd phase, which will be implemented by 2012, will extensively create job prospects for women in the expertise of gold and silver designing .

The produce will be marketed within and beyond the boundaries of the Sultanate into the global market, which would also play a role in boosting the economy and the tourism potential of the nation. The implementation of the projects is one of the results of the Women’s Symposium that was held on the orders of His Majesty the Sultan as part of the Royal Camp last year. Recommendations of the symposium urged organisations concerned to work on their respective areas among which the MoMP was obliged to promote the participation of Omani women in business and economic projects.

Oman encourages the establishment of social associations and institutions and the important role they play in the community. Omani women are active through 51 women’s associations, which are closely involved in women and family issues and operate a range of education and training programmes and provide support services that help improve the economic and educational conditions of Omani women and their families. (Source: ONA, Omannet)

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