Training programme for Emiratis looking to work in education

ABU DHABI // The Abu Dhabi Education Council has launched the Edaad 2017 programme to train Emiratis for education jobs.

Now in its third year, Edaad is run in cooperation with the Human Resources Authority (HRA) in Abu Dhabi and the Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE).

The training – now being offered to 32 candidates in Abu Dhabi until May 4 – covers the basics of teaching, including effective lesson preparation and classroom management.

A second session will be delivered in Al Ain in March.

Emiratisation within public schools has risen from 46 per cent in 2013 to 51 per cent in 2016. Adec Director general Dr Ali Al Nuaimi said the council’s goal is to reach 56 per cent by 2020.

“Adec focuses on four key elements to make teaching an attracting profession, including professional development, accomplishment and salaries, benefits and allowances as well as a healthy work environment,” said Dr Al Nuaimi, adding that Edaad provides the necessary support to enhance a teacher’s professional skill, while linking the programme’s output to labour market needs.

When it was launched in 2013, 37 candidates completed the training and 35 were appointed to Abu Dhabi schools. During the second edition in 2015, 51 candidates completed training and 43 were assigned to work in public schools.