Emiratisation in the engineering sector
and digital engineering graduates' rush to realize their
and called engineers ambitions at the beginning of
to join those connec- their career, stands an obstacle
tions to develop their to realize the Emiratisation phi-
capabilities to meet the losophy and strategy in the real-
requirements of the la- ity in an optimal way.
bor market, indicating Double mental effort
the importance of de- Dr. Adel Sajwani stressed the
veloping
engineering importance of human mental
The Training department at the
specializations in edu- health, stating that engineering
Society of Engineers recently cational institutions and estab- is one of the deep specializa-
organized a discussion ses- lishing applied research centers tions that require double mental
sion, via video communication, to prepare the graduate to meet effort, in comparison to educa-
entitled Emiratisation in the the challenges of the postgradu- tional and functional burnout.
Engineering Sector, in which it ate stage.
He explained the requirements
hosted, alongside Dr. Ghanem, Gradual achievement of ambi- of the engineering labor mar-
Eng. Amina Al Muhairi, Project tions
ket, consisting of professional
Manager in the Prime Minister's In turn, Eng. Amina Al Muhairi, experience and certificates, it
Office, and Dr. Adel Sajwani, confirmed from her experience created a kind of additional psy-
a Consultant Family Medicine that the compatibility between chological stress for engineers,
Doctor. It was managed by Eng. the hopes and aspirations of as American statistics and stud-
Mohamed Mashroom, Chairman the graduate and the function- ies have proven that engineers
of the Society of Engineers.
al and practical reality depends are more vulnerable to high job
We review below a summary of on sacrifices, learning from oth- burnout that leads to fatigue and
what was stated in the session:
ers, and gradual achievement exhaustion. Dr. Adel asked the
Transcending the circle of con- of ambitions, determination and young engineers to show flexi-
nection to academic sciences
patience to face challenges bility.
Dr. Ghanem Kashwani explained through rehabilitation and ca- Dr. Sajwani attributed the lack of
in the session that engineering pacity development, because continuity of some engineers in
is one of the sciences that has engineering is a sustainable field a specific practical field to a de-
transcended the circle of con- that requires development and fect in the career ladder that re-
nection to the academic scienc- keeping pace with the changes quires review and he explained
es (physics and mathematics) of the times and the labor mar- that the material privileges of
as a headline, to sustainability ket. Regarding the possibility of the career ladder are weak and
and keeping up with the require- releasing the Emiratisation strat- the engineers 'societal status is
ments of the times. He praised egy in reality in an optimal way, not satisfied, which makes them
the Society of Engineers' step in Eng. Amina explained that lack prefer the direction of adminis-
forming specialized connections of patience, enduring challeng- trative work because of its great
concerned with professional es, changing work fields and material privileges.
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