Community opinion poll on current and future jobs and qualifications in economic sectors in the UAE.

:Counseling subject

The National Qualifications Authority seeks to support the Country’s initiatives in developing a highly skilled workforce by working with sectoral authorities to develop and endorse National Vocational Qualifications that contribute to refining the skills of national cadres and the country's workforce in line with market requirements.

For this purpose, NQA specialized team is preparing statistical studies and reports on the various economic sectors in coordination with representatives and specialists from various authorities in order to determine the jobs and qualifications required to meet the current and future needs of the labor market.

Your participation is important:

Study the labor market and provide it with the required priority qualifications.

Subject of the consultation:

Through this study, the National Qualifications Authority seeks to achieve the national agenda of the United Arab Emirates and achieve the future vision aimed at providing the labor market with qualifications of high quality and global reliability that supports labor market variables.

You can view the study through this link

Subject of the consultation:

Through this study, the National Qualifications Authority seeks to achieve the national agenda of the United Arab Emirates and achieve the future vision aimed at providing the labor market with qualifications of high quality and global reliability that supports labor market variables.

Expected decisions:

After analyzing the study and sharing the opinions and suggestions of the public, NQA will work on building partnerships between it and the priority sectors institutions to develop the required qualifications and achieve the goal of providing the labor market with the current and future required qualifications.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Title:
Recognition of Prior Learning
Counseling subject:
This service aims to Recognize Prior Learning that enables individuals to earn a number of credit hours that are part of a qualification. In order to enhance their jobs opportunities and complete their education in different tracks and according to specialization.
The aim of the consultation:
NQA seeks to measure the community interest in Recognition of Prior Learning Service.

Share your opinion

 Expected decisions:
The authority will work on developing mechanisms and systems that will support the activation of Recognition of Prior Learning .

Happiness of the staff from the services provided by the Human Resources.

Counseling subject:

A Internal questionnaire contains several criteria to measure the happiness of the employees about the services provided by HR department such as the quality of the services, effective communication, employees professionalismو etc.

The aim of the consultation:

Expected decisions:

Suggestions and feedback to improve the HR services and to provide them in a more efficient and effective way.

Continues Education Units (CEU) Policy

Development and approval of national vocational qualifications

Counseling subject:

The National Qualifications Authority manages the process of developing and accrediting the national professional qualifications in the various economic sectors for the professions for which it needs to develop qualifications, in cooperation with sector representatives and according to an approved development mechanism from the authority that guarantees the quality of development and compatibility with specifications and requirements of the labor market, which enables training institutions accredited by the authority By offering these qualifications and thus providing the job market with trained and qualified national cadres.

The aim of the consultation:

 Through this consultation, the National Qualifications Authority aims to measure the community’s awareness of the national professional qualifications that have been developed and approved and to identify educational institutions that offer those qualifications.

Expected decisions:

After studying all the responses and opinions on counseling, and in case the public wants more awareness, awareness campaigns will be intensified to introduce the role of the National Qualifications Authority, through various communication channels, intensify visits and educational gatherings, and participate in relevant exhibitions to introduce NQA and its strategic role in achieving the national agenda for the UAE United Arab Emirates.

KEY FINDINGS - NQA MARKETING &AWARENESS SURVEY

Subject:

In order to identify the level of current awareness about the National Qualifications Authority, we published the Marketing Questionnaire. This questionnaire aims to identify the needs of Stakeholders and ways to connect with them to increase their awareness of NQA services and activities and to build stronger links.

 Target:

To identify the needs of Stakeholders and ways to connect with them to increase their awareness of NQA services and activities and to build stronger links.

Expected decisions

 Intensify the awareness campaigns and study the range of stakeholders and their diverse set of needs.

Implement comprehensive changes to the NQA website content to include attractive and simple interactive material that enables all community groups to interact with the content of the site.

Add new Social media channels to promote NQA

Subject:

NQA aims to promote Life-Long learning through its services and activities and to highlight it in the best way through Social Media channels that are filled with creativity and acceptances from the audience. Therefore,  from this consultation, our goal is to hear your voice and to know which of Social media platforms you use.

Target:

Promote NQA as a federal Authority and spread awareness about its services

Expected decisions:

NQA will study the suggestions and they will be taken into consideration in order to reach out to the targeted Audience. 

National vocational qualifications endorsed by National Qualification Authority (NQA)

Subject:

In cooperation with sectoral committees in the UAE, NQA has developed national vocational qualifications as per specifications and requirements of the industry, which will enhance joining the labor market.

 Target:

Through this consultation, NQA aims to measure society’s awareness level of national vocational qualifications and how they are developed and endorsed.

Expected decisions:

NQA will study and analyze the suggestions and opinions shared through this consultation and will benefit from them in raising the society’s awareness of national vocational qualifications and in increasing learners’ enrollments in these qualifications .

NQA Survey on Priority Sectors and Occupations for UAE Nationals – Q+NOSS Development Priorities

The National Qualifications Authority (NQA) is undertaking a pulse survey of stakeholders as part of its research on priority occupations and sectors of employment for UAE Nationals. Findings will help the NQA to confirm its Q+NOSS development priorities for the next few years. If you have insights about the country’s current and future labour market needs, the NQA invites you to complete this short survey. Please provide your contact details if you would like to receive the survey results. To find out more about this survey, please read this information sheet. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact sandra.haukka@nqa.gov.ae

Proposed Changes to the Qualifications Framework for the UAE, the QFEmirates

Over the past 12 months, the National Qualifications Authority (NQA) has been liaising with stakeholders and gathering other evidence as part of the review of the 2012 National Qualifications Framework for the UAE, the QFEmirates. Some stakeholders have expressed an interest in making changes to the architecture of the QFEmirates in the following areas:

a) The introduction of an applied doctorate as a new type of vocational qualification

b) The introduction of a unit award as a new type of Award

c) The recognition of continuous education units

d) The addition of a core life skill related to the UAE national agenda for happiness and positivity.

The NQA is investigating the views of other stakeholders about these suggested changes. If you need to refer to the current QFEmirates Handbook to respond to this survey, you can find the handbook here - https://www.nqa.gov.ae/en/Documents/QF_Handbook_FINAL.pdf 

As some of the questions refer to credits, it is important to note that in the QFEmirates, a notional value of 15 hours (with additional study hours) equates to one (1) credit.

The NQA is also re-evaluating some key terms currently used for the vocational education and training sector after discussions with some stakeholders about branding of this sector in the UAE. 

Findings from this survey will inform the development of the QFEmirates Handbook 2018.