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Ms Al Zarouni said teaching took a lot of patience and skill. Photo: Gems Education
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UAE schools are working to train and nurture home-grown talent in teaching and make the profession attractive to Emiratis. Satish Kumar / The National
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Taaleem will launch a programme in September to train young Emiratis, straight out of school or college, to work as teachers and support them to acquire the necessary qualifications. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Gems Education will recruit Emirati graduates for its programmes in teaching and school management. Victor Besa / The National
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Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, urged employers to expand efforts to meet next year's Emiratisation target. Victor Besa / The National
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'Educational institutes have thousands of jobs, not only for teachers,' Mr Al Awar said. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
Talat Goldie, human resources director at Taaleem, said the school group had a five-year strategy to increase the number of Emiratis. Photo: Taaleem
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Hind Al Zarouni, academic dean of pupils at American Academy for Girls, said she likes the work-life balance in the education sector. Photo: Supplied
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Ms Al Zarouni said teaching took a lot of patience and skill. Photo: Gems Education
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UAE schools are working to train and nurture home-grown talent in teaching and make the profession attractive to Emiratis. Satish Kumar / The National
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Taaleem will launch a programme in September to train young Emiratis, straight out of school or college, to work as teachers and support them to acquire the necessary qualifications. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
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Gems Education will recruit Emirati graduates for its programmes in teaching and school management. Victor Besa / The National
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Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, urged employers to expand efforts to meet next year's Emiratisation target. Victor Besa / The National
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'Educational institutes have thousands of jobs, not only for teachers,' Mr Al Awar said. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
Talat Goldie, human resources director at Taaleem, said the school group had a five-year strategy to increase the number of Emiratis. Photo: Taaleem
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Hind Al Zarouni, academic dean of pupils at American Academy for Girls, said she likes the work-life balance in the education sector. Photo: Supplied
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Ms Al Zarouni said teaching took a lot of patience and skill. Photo: Gems Education
UAE schools to train Emirati teachers from scratch
Taaleem and Gems will put school and university graduates through courses to prepare them for the classroom
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