Taaleem and Gems to develop young Emirati teachers into leaders - in pictures

UAE schools are working to train and nurture home-grown talent in teaching and make the profession attractive to Emiratis. Satish Kumar / The National
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
Gems Education will recruit Emirati graduates for its programmes in teaching and school management. Victor Besa / The National
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
'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
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
Ms Al Zarouni said teaching took a lot of patience and skill. Photo: Gems Education